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Turns out there isn t any significant basis to suggest that vitamin D may be helpful in fighting Covid-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the results of a study published in
The study investigated whether a single high dose of vitamin D3 could reduce the length of time that severely ill Covid patients spent in hospital, but found that it had no key effect in combating the disease.
In vitro studies or trials with animals had previously shown that in certain situations, vitamin D and its metabolites could have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects, as well as modulating the immune response, explained Rosa Pereira, principal investigator of the study.
Study confirms high doses of vitamin D have no effect on COVID-19
Written by Robby Berman on May 4, 2021 Fact checked by Catherine Carver, MPH
The role of vitamin D in COVID-19 has been of much discussion. Gennaro Leonardi/EyeEm/Getty Images
Researchers have wondered whether vitamin D may help people avoid SARS-CoV-2 infections and mitigate the effects of COVID-19.
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial seeks to test vitamin D’s usefulness in combatting the disease.
The study finds high doses of vitamin D have no effect on key COVID-19 outcomes in particularly ill hospitalized patients.
Further research is needed to investigate whether a deficiency of vitamin D is associated with more severe cases of COVID-19.
Could Vitamin D Help COVID Patients Recover? by Colleen Fleiss on April 25, 2021 at 6:13 PM
High dose of vitamin D has failed to improve the condition of COVID-19 patients, report scientists. A clinical trial was conducted in Brazil with 240 patients who were given 200,000 IU of vitamin D3 on admission to hospital.
The supplementation did not reduce length of stay or affect the proportion requiring intensive, according to the study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
In vitro studies or trials with animals had previously shown that in certain situations vitamin D and its metabolites can have anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial effects, as well as modulating the immune response.
High dose of vitamin D does not have a beneficial effect on moderate or severe COVID-19 patients
Can a high dose of vitamin D administered on admission to hospital improve the condition of patients with moderate or severe COVID-19? The answer is no, according to a Brazilian study published in the
Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
The article reports a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, the kind of study considered the gold standard to evaluate drug efficacy. It was conducted with FAPESP s support by researchers at the University of São Paulo s Medical School (FM-USP), who recruited 240 patients treated at Hospital das Clínicas (HC), the hospital complex run by FM-USP, and the Ibirapuera field hospital in São Paulo City in June-August 2020.
High Vitamin D dose fails to help Covid patients recover
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Sao Paulo, April 24 : Scientists now report that a high dose of vitamin D administered on admission to hospital has failed to improve the condition of patients with moderate or severe Covid-19.
A clinical trial was conducted in Brazil with 240 patients who were given 200,000 IU of vitamin D3 on admission to hospital. The supplementation did not reduce length of stay or affect the proportion requiring intensive, according to the study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).