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

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

Timeline

Start

2014-04

Primary completion

2015-09

Completion

2015-12

Drugs

Indications