Effect of Vitamin D on the Honeymoon Period in Children and Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if supplementation with Vitamin D in children and adolescents with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes increases the number of patients who enter the honeymoon period.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Treatments: Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferols; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• children and adolescents ages 4-18 years old with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes.

Exclusion Criteria:

• age less than 4 years

• pregnant females

• previous or known history of Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency

• current use of Vitamin D supplementation or multi-vitamin containing >800 IU daily

• or concurrent development and/or history of other significant systemic illness or non-endocrine autoimmune disorder.