Periodontal and Cardiometabolic Responses to Vitamin D Intervention in African Americans With Periodontal Disease

Status unconfirmed · Early Phase 1 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Periodontal Disease, Vitamin D Deficiency

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02337257

Run by

Augusta University

People needed

24

Starts

2014-04-01

Expected to finish

2015-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-01-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• You are African American
• You have generalized chronic moderate to severe gum disease (periodontitis)
• Your age is between 18-60 years.
• You are not taking any vitamin, mineral or herbal supplements
• If you are a female, you are not pregnant

You may not qualify if…

• Not meeting any of the above

Where it is running

• Georgia Prevention Institute — Augusta, Georgia, United States (enrolling)

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