Vitamin D and non-specific musculoskeletal complaints in non-Western immigrants

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ocomotor, Depression/bad mood, general practice; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN70909899
• Lead Sponsor: Individual sponsor (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-07-12
• Study Completion: 2015-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 6 July 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

1. Non-Western immigrants
2. Aged 18-60 years
3. 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D) level less than 50 nmol/L
4. Non-specific musculoskeletal complaints
4.1. lasting for more than12 weeks
4.2. 3 periods in the last two years, each more than 1 month
Note: depression is NOT an exclusion criterion

Exclusion Criteria

1. Vitamin D supplementation in the last 4 months
2. Rachitis
3. Low kidney function (creatinine > 150 nmol/L), Sarcoidosis, hypercalcaemia
4. ESR > 35, use of corticosteroids, cyclosporin, statins

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified