One vitamin d pill before surgery may cut infection risk

NCT ID NCT07006714

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether giving a single high-dose vitamin D pill to patients with low vitamin D levels before hip or knee replacement surgery can reduce complications like infection. About 200 adults with osteoarthritis and vitamin D deficiency will receive 300,000 IU of vitamin D3 before surgery. Researchers will track infections, hospital stay length, and readmission rates.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Vitamin D3

What this could lead to

If it works, this could show that correcting vitamin D deficiency before joint replacement surgery lowers the risk of infection and other complications.

What could go wrong

This is a small, single-center study with only 200 participants. The high dose may cause side effects, and results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

osteoarthritis vitamin D deficiency

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Miami

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States