Trial | NCT01864616  Report issue

Title

The Impact of Vitamin D on Disease Activity in Crohn's Disease

  • Phase

    Phase 2

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Terminated

  • Intervention/Treatment

    vitamin d3 ...

  • Study Participants

    9
The purpose for this study is to determine the effect of vitamin D supplementation on disease activity in Crohn's disease patients in Canada and Saudi Arabia
Hypothesis 1: Patients who are suffering from Crohn's disease are at risk of vitamin D deficiency.

To determine vitamin D status and disease activity in Crohn's disease cases in Canada and Saudi Arabia.

Hypothesis 2: Providing vitamin D in doses higher than RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowance) reduces disease activity in Crohn's disease cases.

To evaluate the impact vitamin D in doses higher than RDA (Recommended Dietary Allowance) on disease activity in Crohn's disease patients.
Study Started
Jul 31
2013
Primary Completion
Mar 31
2015
Study Completion
Mar 31
2015
Last Update
May 14
2018

Dietary Supplement Vitamin D3

Group 3 Experimental

Vitamin D3, 10,000 IU daily

Group 2 Experimental

Vitamin D3 2,000 IU daily

Group 1 Experimental

Vitamin D3 600 IU daily (Control group, RDA level)

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

newly diagnosis with an active Crohn's disease,
age above of 16 years

Exclusion Criteria:

remission or the duration of disease is more than 2 years,
pregnancy,
liver or kidney failure,
inability to take oral supplements or medicine
No Results Posted