Hands and face exposure for vitamin D productio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Dermatology; Subtopic: Skin (all Subtopics); Disease: Dermatology; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Sun exposure

• Registration Number: ISRCTN93416541
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Manchester

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-12-10
• Study Completion: 2016-10-25
• Last Update Posted: 7 June 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 20-­60 years
2. Ambulant
3. Healthy
4. White Caucasian (sun-reactive skin type I­-IV)
5. Willing and capable of participating to the extent and degree required by the protocol

Exclusion Criteria

1. Sunbathing or sunbed use in the last 3 months
2. Taking photoactive medication or bone active therapies
3. Taking vitamin D, fish oil or calcium supplements
4. History of skin cancer or photosensitivity disorder
5. Pregnancy or lactation

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration is measured using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrophotometry (LC-MS/MS) at baseline and then weekly for up to 6 weeks.