Sunlight Exposures Effect on Serum Vitamin D Levels

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00473317

Enrollment

Registered

2007-05-15

Start date

2007-07-31

Completion date

2007-09-30

Last updated

2008-04-01

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Conditions

Vitamin D Deficiency

Keywords

sunlight, UVB, Vitamin D

Brief summary

When people eat a meal, some, but not all of the calcium in that meal is absorbed, that is, moved into the bloodstream. When the skin is exposed to sunlight during summer months, Vitamin D is made there and then modified into more active forms by the liver and kidneys. These more active forms of Vitamin D improve calcium absorption. Many adults living in the U.S. have little or no sun exposure and are low in Vitamin D. We know that specific wavelengths of sunlight called Ultraviolet-B cause Vitamin D to be made in the skin.

Detailed description

At the beginning of the study we will measure your height, weight, skin color, and draw blood to measure your blood levels of Vitamin D and 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Each subject will wear a swimming suit and be exposed to sunlight for 30 minutes total (15 minutes lying on back, 15 minutes lying on stomach).We will draw blood for Vitamin D and 25-hydroxyvitamin D on days 1,2,3,5, and 7 after sunlight exposure. There will be six blood draws for a total of 102 cc of blood drawn (about 3 ½ teaspoons drawn each time).

Interventions

BEHAVIORALSun Exposure

Each subject will wear a swimming suit and be exposed to sunlight for 30 minutes total (15 minutes lying on back, 15 minutes lying on stomach).

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

19 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* healthy males or females ages19-50 with light skin (self-assessed as Fitzpatrick skin type I-III) with minimal sun exposure and exogenous sources of vitamin D.

Exclusion criteria

* less than 16 oz milk per day, less than 10 hours of sun per week, no Vitamin D supplements, no anticonvulsants, no barbiturates, no steroids, no meds that increase photosensitivity, no granulomatous disease, no liver or kidney disease, no history of skin cancer, and BMI less than 30.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The goal of this study is to correlate vitamin D response and 25(OH)D response to sun exposure with most of the body (90 %) exposed to 0.25 hour of July sunlight at 41.2º N latitude and at approximately 1-2 pm in the afternoon.	1 week

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026