Blood Pressure in Blacks and Calcium (BBC) and Vitamin D Study
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Adequate levels of vitamin D are essential for bone health at all ages but low levels of vitamin D may also negatively impact other aspects of health such as blood pressure. The investigators have previously shown that adults with African ancestry living near the equator have much higher levels of vitamin D and higher levels of blood pressure compared to adults with African ancestry living in the Chicago area. Multiple clinical trials have examined vitamin D supplementation for reducing blood pressure levels but very few studies have focused on adults with African ancestry and low vitamin D levels. In addition, most previous clinical trials have not addressed calcium intake. While vitamin D may modulate blood pressure via its actions on activation of the renin angiotensin aldosterone system, it is also possible that vitamin D mediates blood pressure via its effects on gastrointestinal calcium absorption. This pilot study is a one arm study, which will assess the safety and feasibility of supplementing 15 young adults with African ancestry and low vitamin D levels with 5,000 IU of Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) combined with 1000 mg of elemental calcium daily for 3 months. Participants will be recruited from the Maywood Illinois and surrounding areas with flyers and brochures. The investigators will also contact previous participants of the Modeling the Epidemiologic Study/Vitamin D Ancillary Study by phone and letters. At baseline, all participants will have blood pressure measured and will provide a fasting serum specimen and a 24-hour urine collection. Calcium, parathyroid hormone level vitamin D will be measured in serum specimens and 24-hour urine calcium excretion will be measured. Repeat visits will be completed at 6 and 12 weeks of follow-up to again measure resting blood pressure and serum calcium and vitamin D levels. The overall goal is to collect pilot data to help design a larger trial of vitamin D and calcium supplementation for lowering blood pressure in young adults with African ancestry.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03070483
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 5 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 25 Years to 45 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Mar 24, 2018
- Primary completion
- Oct 31, 2018
- Completion
- Oct 31, 2018
- Last update posted
- Jun 23, 2020
2018
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Medical Center | Maywood | Illinois | 60153 | — |
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