Positive Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 : A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Retrospective studies showed a relationship between vitamin D status and COVID-19 severity and mortality, with an inverse relation between SARS-CoV-2 positivity and circulating calcifediol levels. The objective of this pilot study was to investigate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on the length of hospital stay and clinical improvement in patients with vitamin D deficiency hospitalized with COVID-19. The study was randomized, double blind and placebo controlled. A total of 50 subjects were enrolled and received, in addition to the best available COVID therapy, either vitamin D (25,000 IU per day over 4 consecutive days, followed by 25,000 IU per week up to 6 weeks) or placebo. The length of hospital stay decreased significantly in the vitamin D group compared to the placebo group (4 days vs. 8 days; p = 0.003). At Day 7, a significantly lower percentage of patients were still hospitalized in the vitamin D group compared to the placebo group (19% vs. 54%; p = 0.0161), and none of the patients treated with vitamin D were hospitalized after 21 days compared to 14% of the patients treated with placebo. Vitamin D significantly reduced the duration of supplemental oxygen among the patients who needed it (4 days vs. 7 days in the placebo group; p = 0.012) and significantly improved the clinical recovery of the patients, as assessed by the WHO scale (p = 0.0048). In conclusion, this study demonstrated that the clinical outcome of COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization was improved by administration of vitamin D.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2023 May;47(4):580-582. - PMID 36181460

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Nutrients - 14(2022), 15 vom: 26. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

De Niet, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Trémège, Mickaël [VerfasserIn]
Coffiner, Monte [VerfasserIn]
Rousseau, Anne-Francoise [VerfasserIn]
Calmes, Doriane [VerfasserIn]
Frix, Anne-Noelle [VerfasserIn]
Gester, Fanny [VerfasserIn]
Delvaux, Muriel [VerfasserIn]
Dive, Anne-Francoise [VerfasserIn]
Guglielmi, Elora [VerfasserIn]
Henket, Monique [VerfasserIn]
Staderoli, Alicia [VerfasserIn]
Maesen, Didier [VerfasserIn]
Louis, Renaud [VerfasserIn]
Guiot, Julien [VerfasserIn]
Cavalier, Etienne [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

1406-16-2
1C6V77QF41
COVID-19
Calcifediol
Cholecalciferol
Hospitalization
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
SARS-CoV-2
Vitamin D
Vitamins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 28.07.2022

Date Revised 10.05.2023

published: Electronic

CommentIn: JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2023 May;47(4):580-582. - PMID 36181460

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/nu14153048

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM344136965