Efficacy Study of Vitamin D and Statins to Treat Hypercholesterolemia

Summary

The investigators planned to research the effect of vitamin D supplementation as an adjuvant therapy for patients with hypercholesterolemia.

Timeline

Start

2013-12

Primary completion

2015-01

Completion

2015-01

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper -22.1 mg/dl (95% CI -32.3; -12.2) (p < 0.001) PMID 24844869 ↗

Publications

• Background Kendrick J, Targher G, Smits G, Chonchol M. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D deficiency is independently associated with cardiovascular disease in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Atherosclerosis. 2009 Jul;205(1):255-60. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.10.033. Epub 2008 Nov 11.
• Background Botella-Carretero JI, Alvarez-Blasco F, Villafruela JJ, Balsa JA, Vazquez C, Escobar-Morreale HF. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with the metabolic syndrome in morbid obesity. Clin Nutr. 2007 Oct;26(5):573-80. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2007.05.009. Epub 2007 Jul 10.
• Background Skaaby T, Husemoen LL, Pisinger C, Jorgensen T, Thuesen BH, Fenger M, Linneberg A. Vitamin D status and changes in cardiovascular risk factors: a prospective study of a general population. Cardiology. 2012;123(1):62-70. doi: 10.1159/000341277. Epub 2012 Sep 12.
• Background Ponda MP, Dowd K, Finkielstein D, Holt PR, Breslow JL. The short-term effects of vitamin D repletion on cholesterol: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2012 Oct;32(10):2510-5. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.112.254110. Epub 2012 Sep 4.
• Results Schwartz JB. Effects of vitamin D supplementation in atorvastatin-treated patients: a new drug interaction with an unexpected consequence. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Feb;85(2):198-203. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2008.165. Epub 2008 Aug 27.
• Qin XF, Zhao LS, Chen WR, Yin DW, Wang H. Effects of vitamin D on plasma lipid profiles in statin-treated patients with hypercholesterolemia: A randomized placebo-controlled trial. Clin Nutr. 2015 Apr;34(2):201-6. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2014.04.017. Epub 2014 May 2.

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