drugset / Trial / NCT02687815

Vitamin D to Prevent Severe Asthma Exacerbations (Vit-D-Kids Asthma)

NCT02687815

RandomizedParallel-groupQuadruple-blindTreatment

Summary

This study will determine whether vitamin D3 prevents severe asthma attacks in children who have a serum vitamin D (25(OH)D) level \<30 ng/ml and who are being treated with inhaled corticosteroids for asthma. Half the participants will receive vitamin D3 at a dose of 4,000 IU/day, and the other half will receive placebo.

Timeline

Start
2016-02-22
Primary completion
2019-09-17
Completion
2019-09-17

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Cholecalciferol Other / unclassified 4000 iu Oral

Indications