Overview

A Clinical Trial to Study the Effect of the Addition of Vitamin D to Conventional Treatment in New Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2012-05-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

There is some evidence that supplemental Vitamin D may contribute to quicker recovery from TB when given in addition to normal TB therapy. This needs to be proven with a controlled clinical trial. People receiving Vitamin D with anti TB therapy will be compared against people receiving anti TB therapy alone to see if vitamin D contributes to a quicker recovery (as shown by a quicker sputum culture conversion).

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Peter Daley

Collaborator:

Dalhousie University

Treatments:

Cholecalciferol
Ergocalciferols
Vitamin D
Vitamins