The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Glucose Metabolism in Non-Diabetic African American Adults — AVIS  

Type 2 Diabetes Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Glucose Metabolism in Non-Diabetic African American Adults

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Type 2 diabetes is more common among African Americans than Caucasians. African Americans are also at a higher risk for lower levels of vitamin D compared to other ethnic groups. The investigators don't yet know if there is a connection between not having enough vitamin D and type 2 diabetes in African Americans. Researchers have found that the less vitamin D Caucasians had the higher the chance they would have type 2 diabetes but it is less clear if this is the case for African Americans. The investigators want to better understand how vitamin D status and diabetes risk are linked in African Americans. Also, the investigators want to see if supplementation with vitamin D will improve your blood pressure, blood sugar, & insulin. All of these are in some way related to diabetes. The investigators want to measure changes in blood sugar & blood pressure in people who do not have diabetes with the hope of learning new information to help treat those that do have diabetes.

The investigators hypothesize that vitamin D status is related to diabetes risk measured by hemoglobin A1c (a test of glucose level over time), fasting glucose and insulin in non-diabetic African American adults and that body weight status may affect vitamin D status in response to vitamin D supplements compared to placebo.

Clinical Trial Description

Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either a 60,000 IU vitamin D3 supplement every four weeks or an inactive placebo. All investigators and the participants will be blinded to the assignment group of each participant until all testing is completed. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
• Type 2 Diabetes

• NCT number: NCT01141192
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Georgia Regents University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2010
• Completion date: May 2010