The cluster randomized trial (CITFOMIST) was conducted on 15-19-year old guidance and high school students of both genders from different districts of Tehran, the Iranian capital, in winter 2011. The 36 schools enrolled in this study were randomly assigned to receive one of the three groups of milk -- whole milk, milk that contained 600 IU Vit D/1000cc, milk that contained 1000 IU Vit D /1000cc -- for a 30-day period. In order to study the effect of vitamin D-fortified milk on the circulating concentrations of 25(OH)D, a serum vitamin D levels were checked in a subgroup before and after the intervention.
The cluster randomized trial (CITFOMIST) was conducted on 15-19-year old guidance and high school students of both genders from different districts of Tehran, the Iranian capital, in winter 2011. The 36 schools enrolled in this study were randomly assigned to receive one of the three groups of milk -- whole milk, milk that contained 600 international unit (IU) Vit D/1000cc (120IU), milk that contained 1000 IU Vit D /1000cc (200IU)-- for a 30-day period. In order to study the effect of vitamin D-fortified milk on the circulating concentrations of 25(OH)D, a serum vitamin D levels were checked in a subgroup before and after the intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
6,000
Daily consumption of milk fortified with 120 IU vitamin D
Daily Consumption of milk fortified with 200 IU vitamin D
Daily consumption of non-fortified milk
EMRI
Tehran, Iran
Compliance with milk consumption
Time frame: 1 month
Serum 25(OH)D levels
Time frame: 1 month
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