Vitamin D Deficiency
Conditions
Keywords
Postmenopausal women, Low Bone density
Brief summary
a study design based on vitamin D deficiency in postmenopausal women with low bone density. pre-test for BMD will be done then vitamin D oral supplements will be provided for the period of 3 months. Post-test of BMD will explore the results.
Detailed description
Sample description Study Design Randomized Control Trial. Settings OPD patients Duration 8 months Sample size 200 Masking Single blind (only Participants) Study subjects Routine visit OPD patients with orthopedic problems Sampling techniques RCT will be done by giving vitamin D (pre-test and post-test of BMD will be done . Inclusion Criteria Female patients above 50 years (Post-menopausal) Exclusion Criteria All other women Study variables : Independent: Vitamin D Data collection will be done through randomized control trial. Patient with age above 50 years female, with menopausal changes. The BMD test will be done in all participants either placebo or actual treated patients to check the effect of vitamin D3 therapy. Treatment plan includes vitamin D3 at 50,000 International Units daily for 15 days then two times a month for four months along with dietary changes which will consider high dose D3 therapy, and low dose vitamin D3 therapy includes dietary changes along with 1000 international units of Vitamin D3 tablet form. Daily white placebo pills to other group of participants. Bone Mineral Density will be observed through pre-test and Post-test.
Interventions
DRUGOral administration of vitamin D3
the effect of oral supplement in postmenopausal women.
In postmenopausal women with BMD less than 32 ng/ml
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTmilk, Dietary and life style modifications.
Postmenopausal women with BMD greater than 32 ng/ml
Sponsors
Government College University Faisalabad
University of Sargodha
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Masking description
participants and care giver will be blind in this study
Intervention model description
Randomized control trial on OPD patients (female age above 50) postmenopausal. the effect of vitamin D supplement on these women's bone density.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Postmenopausal Women
Exclusion criteria
* All other women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postmenopausal women BMD will be improved with oral vitamin D supplements | 3 to 4 months | Vitamin D can improve the BMD in women and reduces the risk of infection |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Primary ContactHafiza Saba Javed, EPH
Backup ContactArsalan Khalid, MBBS
Outcome results
None listed