The Role of Vitamin D Supplementation on Well Being and Symptoms of Depression During the Winter Season in Health Service Staff

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether vitamin D3 (70 micrograms) is better than placebo in preventing depression symptoms among employees in health care

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Connie Thuree Nielsen, consultant, MD, ph.d
• Treatments: Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferols; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Health service staff and employee in the Region of Southern Denmark.

• Tendency to depressive symptoms in the winter season SPAQ>7.

Exclusion Criteria:

• clinical diagnosis sarcoidoses

• tuberculosis

• bipolar affective disorder

• schizophrenia

• hypercalcemia

• hyperphosphatemia

• pregnancy

• hyperparathyroidism

• reduced kidney function