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| Name | Class |
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| German Federal Ministry of Education and Research | OTHER_GOV |
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The aim of this study is to investigate whether a supplementation of Vitamin D3 can be used to reduce atherosclerotic risk factors.
It is the objective of this study to investigate whether a supplementation with Vitamin D3 can be used to reduce atherosclerotic risk factors such as hypertension, inflammation and hyperlipidemia. The research question is whether Vitamin D3 can lower blood pressure in mildly hypertensive subjects who are naive to antihypertensive medication, whether Vitamin D reduces the level of systemic inflammation and whether Vitamin D3 has an effect on blood lipids.
major outcomes:
- decrease of systolic blood pressure in the treatment group in comparison with the placebo group
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| vitamin d | Experimental |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin D3 | Dietary Supplement | daily dosage of 50 µg Vitamin D3 for 8 weeks |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| blood pressure | major outcome variable is the decrease oy systolic blood pressure in the treatment group in comparison with the placebo group. | after 8 weeks of supplementation |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jutta Dierkes, Prof. Dr. | Institut für Agrar- und Ernährungswissenschaften | Study Director |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006973 | Hypertension |
| ID | Term |
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| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D002762 | Cholecalciferol |
| ID | Term |
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| D002782 | Cholestenes |
| D002776 | Cholestanes |
| D013256 | Steroids |
| D000072473 | Fused-Ring Compounds |
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| Placebo | Dietary Supplement | daily intake of placebo |
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| D011083 |
| Polycyclic Compounds |
| D013261 | Sterols |
| D014807 | Vitamin D |
| D012632 | Secosteroids |
| D008563 | Membrane Lipids |
| D008055 | Lipids |