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Vitamin D Supplement

cholecalciferol for Vitamin D Deficiency (GumD Trial)

Phase < 1
Waitlist Available
Led By Yanbin Dong, PhD
Research Sponsored by Augusta University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, 8 weeks, 24hrs post-scaling and root planing, 16 weeks.
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GumD Trial Summary

Poor vitamin D status is very common in African Americans. Periodontitis (gum disease) are shown to be related to theincreased risk of cardiometabolic diseases. Vitamin D is freely available and cheap supplement that has shown beneficialeffect in the immune system regulation and maintenance of the cardiovascular health. In this study The investigators hypothesize thatvitamin D supplementation for 16 weeks in African Americans with periodontitis will result in clinical improvement in theirgum health as well as their cardiometabolic risk profile

Eligible Conditions
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Gum Disease

GumD Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, 8 weeks, 24hrs post-scaling and root planing, 16 weeks.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 8 weeks, 24hrs post-scaling and root planing, 16 weeks. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
Change in Periodontal Disease Activity
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Blood Myeloid Dendritic Cells

GumD Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: cholecalciferolActive Control1 Intervention
Subjects will take 4000 IU per day for 30 days
Group II: PlaceboPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Subjects will take placebo everyday for 30 days

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Augusta UniversityLead Sponsor
210 Previous Clinical Trials
85,004 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Vitamin D Deficiency
119 Patients Enrolled for Vitamin D Deficiency
Yanbin Dong, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorAugusta University

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Periodontal and Cardiometabolic Responses to Vitamin D Intervention in African Americans With Periodontal Disease
Yanbin Dong 2014. "Periodontal and Cardiometabolic Responses to Vitamin D Intervention in African Americans With Periodontal Disease". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02337257.
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