Is Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency Associated With Resolution of Statin-Induced Muscular Symptoms
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2019-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Statins are a class of drugs that are highly effective at lowering cholesterol levels.
However, compliance is often limited by symptoms of muscle pain. The investigators would like
to study Vitamin-D deficient individuals who also have muscle pain due to statin use. About 1
billion people are estimated to have low or insufficient levels of vitamin D worldwide.
Patients with low or insufficient levels of vitamin D may develop muscle disease. The purpose
of this study is to identify if these symptoms are associated with vitamin D deficiency, and
most importantly, if treatment of vitamin D deficiency can reduce muscle pain that is caused
by statin treatment.