This study will assess the effects of vitamin D3 supplementation (cholecalciferol; 2000 IU daily) on serum calcium levels, circulating vitamin D levels, and markers of kidney disease and cardiovascular risk among people with diabetes mellitus and early kidney disease. Eligibility criteria include type 2 diabetes and stage 1-2 chronic kidney disease, defined by a urine albumin-creatinine ratio 30-300 mg/g and an estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥ 60 mL/min. Participants will be randomly assigned to treatment with vitamin D3 or placebo, each taken by mouth once daily for a study duration of one year. Study medications will be added to standard treatment, including an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor and/or angiotensin II receptor blocker. We hypothesize that vitamin D3, compared with placebo: (1) is well-tolerated and safe among people with diabetes and kidney disease; (2) results in adequate attained circulating vitamin D levels; and (3) positively affects markers of kidney disease and cardiovascular risk.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
22
2000 IU by mouth daily for one year
One softgel daily for one year
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States
Change in Urine Albumin Excretion
Albumin and creatinine concentrations were measured in 24hr urine collections at baseline, 3 months after randomization, and one year after randomization. We analyzed the difference in log-transformed albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR, mg/g) after randomization (3 months and one year, analyzed together with all available data included) compared with baseline, by treatment assignment. Results are transformed to present percent difference in urine ACR.
Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, and one year
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