Vitamin D Supplementation Can Improve Heart Function in Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
- Interventions
- Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D
- Registration Number
- NCT02517814
- Lead Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Vitamin D deficiency could be a high risk for cardiovascular diseases. It has been recently reported that vitamin D deficiency is another cause of heart failure and cardiomyopathies. It was found that vitamin D supplementation improved the heart function. The purpose of this study is to evaluate patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathies and determine whether vitamin D supplementation in cases where there is a deficiency, improves heart functioning.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy
Exclusion Criteria
- Post heart surgery
- Congenital heart disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Patients with cardiomyopathy Vitamin D Patients with vitamin D deficiency and cardiomyopathy will receive supplementation with vitamin D 400 units per day for 6 months.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of participants with Improvement of heart function 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
🇮🇱Hadera, Israel