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Study Summaries

Ongoing Studies

Explore current trials being conducted around the world focused on vitamin D and COVID-19.

Title Status Conditions Interventions Location
Severity of COVID-19 and Vitamin D Supplementation Active, not recruiting
  • COVID-19 Respiratory Infection
  • Drug: vitamin D
  • Almazov National Medical Research Centre, of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
    Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Vitamin D Supplementation and Clinical Outcomes in Severe COVID-19 Patients Active, not recruiting
  • COVID-19
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Dietary Supplement: cholecalciferol
  • University Hospital Split
    Split, Croatia
Vit D3 for Early Symptoms of COVID-19 Not yet recruiting
  • COVID-19
  • Drug: Standard of care
  • Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D3
  • Ayub Teaching Hospital
    Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
The Efficacy of Nigella Sativa Versus VitaminD3 as Supplement Therapy in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Recruiting
  • COVID-19
  • Dietary Supplement: Nigella Sativa capsule twice daily
  • Respiratory System specialized hospital at Kobry Elobba Military Medical hospitals.
    Cairo, Egypt
Low vs. Moderate to High Dose Vitamin D for Prevention of COVID-19 Recruiting
  • SARS-CoV-2 Infection
  • Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D3
  • Rush University Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • University of Chicago
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnant Women at Risk and COVID-19 Not yet recruiting
  • Pregnancy Complications
  • COVID-19
  • Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D supplementation in pregnant women
  • Maria Jose Aguilar Cordero
    Granada, Spain
Baseline Vitamin D Deficiency and COVID-19 Disease Severity Recruiting
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • COVID-19
  • Other: Vitamin D
  • Parkview Medical Center
    Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Vitamin D3 Supplementation to Prevent Respiratory Tract Infections Active, not recruiting
  • Respiratory Tract Infections
  • COVID-19
  • Flu Like Illness
  • Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D supplementation
  • Cooper University Hospital
    Camden, New Jersey, United States
Vitamin D for COVID-19 Trial Active, not recruiting
  • COVID-19
  • Dietary Supplement: vitamin D
  • Dietary Supplement: Placebo
  • Brigham and Women’s Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
High Dose Vitamin-D Substitution in Patients With COVID-19: a Randomized Controlled, Multi Center Study Active, not recruiting
  • COVID-19
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Corona Virus Infection
  • (and 3 more…)
  • Drug: Single high dose vitamin D
  • Drug: Placebo
  • Drug: Treatment as usual vitamin D
  • Cantonal Hospital Baselland Liestal
    Liestal, BL, Switzerland
  • Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
    Saint Gallen, SG, Switzerland
Vitamin D Supplementation in the Prevention and Mitigation of COVID-19 Infection Recruiting
  • COVID-19
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Respiratory Viral Infection
  • Drug: Daily Vitamin D3
  • Drug: Daily placebo
  • Drug: Bolus vitamin D3
  • Drug: Bolus placebo
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Vitamin D and COVID-19 Management Recruiting
  • COVID-19
  • Dietary Supplement: Ddrops® products, 50,000 IU, Oral
  • Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D3
  • University of Alberta
    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The VITDALIZE Study: Effect of High-dose Vitamin D3 on 28-day Mortality in Adult Critically Ill Patients Recruiting
  • Critical Illness
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • COVID-19
  • Drug: Cholecalciferol
  • Drug: Placebo
  • LKH Hochsteiermark Standort Bruck
    Bruck An Der Mur, Austria
  • LKH Enzenbach
    Enzenbach, Austria
  • LKH Feldbach
    Feldbach, Austria
  • (and 17 more…)

Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination on Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D Level

Recruiting
  • Acne Vulgaris
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • COVID-19
  • Diagnostic Test: Blood test and skin evaluation
  • Department of Dermatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Vitamin D Supplementation and Clinical Outcomes in Severe COVID-19 Patients Active, not recruiting •COVID-19
•Respiratory Distress Syndrome
•Vitamin D Deficiency
•Dietary Supplement: cholecalciferol •University Hospital Split, Split, Croatia
Pilot Study of Vitamin K2 (MK-7) and Vitamin D3 Supplementation and the Effects on PASC Symptomatology and Inflammatory Biomarkers Recruiting •Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome •Dietary Supplement: Vitamin K2 (MK-7)
•Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D3
  • University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Long COVID Comorbidities: Endocrine, Metabolic, Neuropsychiatric, Muscle, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Dermatologic Dysfunctions Recruiting •Long COVID-19 •Diagnostic Test: Assessments of endocrinological phenotypes of LO-COCO patients

•Diagnostic Test: Assessment of muscular phenotypes of LO-COCO patients

•Diagnostic Test: Assessment of
neuropsychiatric phenotypes of LO-COCO patients

•Procedure: Muscle biopsy

•Diagnostic Test: Assessment of pulmonary phenotypes of LO-COCO patients

•Diagnostic Test: Assessment of
cardiological phenotypes of LO-COCO patients

•Diagnostic Test: Assessment of vascular phenotypes of LO-COCO patients

•Diagnostic Test: Assessment of
dermatological phenotypes of LO-COCO patients

•Procedure: Tissue biopsy

•Federico II University of Naples, Naples, Italy
Severity of COVID-19 and Vitamin D Supplementation Active, not recruiting •COVID-19 Respiratory Infection •Drug: vitamin D •Almazov National Medical Research Centre, of the Ministry of
Health of the Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg, Russian
Federation
Vit D3 for Early Symptoms of COVID-19 Not yet recruiting •COVID-19 •Drug: Standard of care
•Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D3
•Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,
Pakistan
The Efficacy of Nigella Sativa Versus Vitamin D3 as Supplement Therapy in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Recruiting •COVID-19 •Dietary Supplement: Nigella Sativa capsule twice daily •Respiratory System specialized hospital at Kobry Elobba Military
Medical hospitals., Cairo, Egypt
Low vs. Moderate to High Dose Vitamin D for Prevention of COVID-19 Recruiting •SARS-CoV-2 Infection •Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D3 •Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States
•University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
The Effects of a Multi-factorial Rehabilitation Program for Healthcare Workers Suffering From Post-COVID-19 Fatigue Syndrome Completed •COVID-19 •Other: Exercise •Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Vitamin D Supplementation in Pregnant Women at Risk and COVID-19 Not yet recruiting •Pregnancy Complications
•COVID-19
•Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D
supplementation in pregnant women
•Maria Jose Aguilar Cordero, Granada, Spain
Magnesium and Vitamin D Combination for Post-COVID Syndrome Not yet recruiting
  • Post-COVID-19 Syndrome
  • Long COVID
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Magnesium Deficiency
  • Dietary Supplement: Magnesium chloride
  • Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D
  • Dietary Supplement: Inert placebo
•Biomedical Research Unit, Durango, Dgo, Mexico
Baseline Vitamin D Deficiency and COVID-19 Disease Severity Recruiting •Vitamin D Deficiency
•COVID-19
•Other: Vitamin D •Parkview Medical Center, Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Vitamin D3 Supplementation to Prevent Respiratory Tract Infections Active, not recruiting  •Respiratory Tract Infections
•COVID-19
•Flu Like Illness
•Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D
supplementation
•Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey, United States
Vitamin D for COVID-19 Trial Active, not recruiting •COVID-19 •Dietary Supplement: vitamin D
•Dietary Supplement: Placebo
•Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United
States
High Dose Vitamin D Substitution in Patients With COVID-19: a Randomized, Controlled, Multi Center Study Active, not recruiting •COVID-19
•Vitamin D Deficiency
•Corona Virus Infection
•ARDS
•Coronavirus
•SARS-CoV Infection
•Drug: Single high dose vitamin D
•Drug: Placebo
•Drug: Treatment as usual vitamin D
•Cantonal Hospital Baselland Liestal, Liestal, BL, Switzerland
•Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Saint Gallen, SG, Switzerland
Vitamin D Supplementation in the Prevention and Mitigation of COVID-19 Infection Recruiting •COVID-19
•Vitamin D Deficiency
•Respiratory Viral Infection
•Drug: Daily Vitamin D3
•Drug: Daily placebo
•Drug: Bolus vitamin D3
•Drug: Bolus placebo
•Medical Univjuersity of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Vitamin D and COVID-19 Management Recruiting •COVID-19 •Dietary Supplement: Ddrops® products,
50,000 IU, Oral
•Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D3
•University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The VITDALIZE Study: Effect of High-dose Vitamin D3 on 28-day Mortality in Adult Critically Ill Patients Recruiting  •Critical Illness
•Vitamin D Deficiency
•COVID-19
•Drug: Cholecalciferol
•Drug: Placebo
•LKH Hochsteiermark Standort Bruck, Bruck An Der Mur, Austria
•LKH Enzenbach, Enzenbach, Austria
•LKH Feldbach, Feldbach, Austria
•LKH Fürstenfeld, Fürstenfeld, Austria
•Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
•Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
•Klinikum am Wörthersee, Klagenfurt, Austria
•LKH Hochsteiermark Standort Leoben, Leoben, Austria
•Barmherzige Brüder Konventhospital Linz, Linz, Austria
•Barmherzige Schwestern, Linz, Austria
•and 10 more

The Importance of Vitamin D

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