Efficacy and Safety of Calcifediol in Young Adults with Vitamin D Deficiency: A Phase I, Multicentre, Clinical Trial-POSCAL Study

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 16; no. 2; p. 306
• Main Authors: Guerra López, Pedro, Urroz Elizalde, Mikel, Vega-Gil, Noelia, Sánchez Santiago, Blanca, Zorrilla Martínez, Iñaki, Jiménez-Mercado, Mario, Jódar, Esteban, Landeta Manzano, Araitz, Campo Hoyos, Cristina, Frías Iniesta, Jesús
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.01.2024; MDPI
• Subjects: 25-hydroxyvitamin D3; Adult; Alfacalcidol; Calcifediol; Cholecalciferol - therapeutic use; Clinical medicine; clinical trial; Clinical trials; Data collection; Dietary Supplements - adverse effects; Double-Blind Method; Drug dosages; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Hydrochlorothiazide; Male; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Metabolism; Population; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - adverse effects; Vitamin D deficiency; Vitamin D Deficiency - chemically induced; Vitamin D Deficiency - drug therapy; Vitamin deficiency; Vitamins; Young Adult; Young adults; Spain; clinical trial; 25-hydroxyvitamin D3; calcifediol; young adults; vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent, and recent evidence suggests a possible association between vitamin D deficiency and various health conditions. The aim of this study was to assess monthly calcifediol treatments for vitamin D deficiency (or biweekly, if the deficiency was severe) in a young...