The Role of Vitamin D3 and Calcium Supplementation in Attenuating T2DM Severity

York University11 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of vitamin D3 and calcium supplementation in attenuating type 2 diabetes mellitus outcomes in ethnic diverse, diabetic patiens.

Subjects of this study received a total of 1800 IU vitamin D3 and 720 mg of calcium per day for 3 years. The study was conducted in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

vitamin D3 and calciumDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

1800 IU vitamin D3 plus 720 mg Calcium

PlaceboOTHER

Rice powder pills

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Type 2 diabetes mellitus * Non-white, post menopausal female * Have access to Community Health Center Exclusion Criteria: * neurodegenerative disease * kideny disease * gluten allergy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Serum calcidiol

Time frame: 3 years

Secondary Outcomes

Fasting insulin

Time frame: 3 years

Parathyroid Hormone

Time frame: 3 years

Fasting blood glucose

Time frame: 3 years

Glycated Hemoglobin

Time frame: 3 years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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