Effect of Vitamin D supplementation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M069- Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
Consenting adult patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (2010 ACR/EULAR criteria) on stable treatment for last 3 months
Exclusion Criteria
1. Overlap of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases,
2. Abnormal serum calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase ( > 2x ULN)
3. Vitamin D toxicity ( > 150 ng/ml) [28]
4. Refusal of consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the absolute change in CDAI values in participants receiving <br/ ><br>standard treatment along with vitamin D (60,000 IU/week x 6 weeks)Timepoint: Day 1 and day 90
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess change in quality of life using Indian HAQ, WHO-QOL BREF <br/ ><br>questionnairesTimepoint: Day 1 and Day 90;To assess effect of vitamin D supplementation on disease severity of <br/ ><br>fibromyalgiaTimepoint: Day 1 and Day 90;To assess pain relief using change in visual analog scoresTimepoint: Day 1 and Day 90;To assess proportion of participants achieving remission according to <br/ ><br>EULAR remission criteria (CDAI 2.8)Timepoint: Day 1 and Day 90