Topical Delivery of Vitamin D3 as Vitamin D Supplementation

Phase 2

Completed

Conditions: Vitamin D Deficiency

Interventions: Drug: Application of topical vitamin d3 (Top-D)
Other: Application of Aloe vera gel

Registration Number: NCT02735200

Lead Sponsor: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Brief Summary: After obtaining the approval from the IRB of University of Dammam and informed consent from 550 healthy patients, with vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency were recruited. Age, weight and height will be taken, a detailed history, meticulous clinical examination was performed to rule out any diseases and complete blood picture, serum calcium, phosphorous, alkaline phosphatase, Parathormone and 25 Hydroxy-vitamin D (25OHD) will be done. 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D3 was measured in house by chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA) and ≥30ng/mL was taken as normal, 21-29ng/mL as insufficiency and ≤20 ng/mL as deficiency. The participants were divided into two groups of 350 in study arm and 200 in control arm. All participants were instructed not to change their dietary habits and life style till the study was over. The study group of women were instructed to apply to apply Top-D (Proniosomal Delivered- Vitamin D3) 1 gram containing 5000 IU of vitamin D3. The second group used 1 gram of Aloe vera gel. The participants had no knowledge to which group they belong. A second blood sample was taken at the end of 4 months and the data was entered in the data base and analyzed using SPSS Inc version 19.

Detailed Description: After obtaining the approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of University of Dammam and informed consent from 550 healthy patients, with vitamin D deficiency and vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency were recruited. Age, weight and height will be taken, a detailed history, meticulous clinical examination was performed to rule out any diseases and complete blood picture, serum calcium, phosphorous, alkaline phosphatase, Parathormone and 25 Hydroxy-vitamin D (25OHD) will be done. 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D3 was measured in house by chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA) and ≥30ng/mL was taken as normal, 21-29ng/mL as insufficiency and ≤20 ng/mL as deficiency. The participants were divided into two groups of 350 in study arm and 200 in control arm. All participants were instructed not to change their dietary habits and life style till the study was over. The study group of women were instructed to apply to apply Top-D (Proniosomal Delivered- Vitamin D3) I gram gram containing 5000 IU of vitamin D3. The second group used 1 gram of Aloe vera gel. The participants had no knowledge to which group they belong. A second blood sample was taken at the end of 4 months and the data was entered in the data base and analyzed using SPSS Inc version 19.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 550

Inclusion Criteria

all men and women with vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency Must be able to apple the topical vitamin D3 Must be willing to sign and informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Those who have normal 25OHD levels

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Topical Vitamin D3 application	Application of topical vitamin d3 (Top-D)	Intervention is Application of topical Vitamin D3 Frequency: Daily Dosage: 1 gram (5000 IU) Duration: 120 days
Aloe vera gel Application	Application of Aloe vera gel	Application of Aloe vera gel will be carried out Dosage: 1 gram Frequency: Daily Duration: 120 days

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Level of Serum 25 OHD Level Pre-treatment and Post Treatment	baseline and 5 months	Patients had analysis of serum 25 OHD level pre and post treatment, to check if treatment with Topical Vitamin D made any difference.

Secondary Outcome Measures