Vitamin D Zinc Fever

Vitamin d and Zinc Levels in Patients With Fever

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01080950

Enrollment

200

Registered

2010-03-05

Start date

2010-03-31

Completion date

2011-03-31

Last updated

2010-03-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Fever, Sepsis, Vitamin D

Keywords

zinc, sepsis, fever, vitamin d

Brief summary

Zinc and vitamin d deficiency are associated with a state of inflammation/atherosclerosis. There are studies demonstrating an association between vitamin d deficiency and respiratory illnesses. Both zinc and vitamin d are associated with oxidative stress and inflammation.

Detailed description

Both vit. d and zinc share anti inflammatory and anti oxidative actions. vit. d deficiency is associated with an increase in serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines and decreased levels of anti inflammatory cytokines. there are reports concerning the association of vit. d deficiency with infections.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* age\>18 years

Exclusion criteria

* CCT\<90 * taking calcium * hyper/hypoparathyroidism * active malignancy.

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary Contactrenana shor, md

renanashor@yahoo.com97289779240

Outcome results