Could free vitamin d be a better health marker? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07268742
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how different forms of vitamin D work in the body. Researchers will measure free vitamin D (the active form) in healthy adults, pregnant women, and people with hormone or kidney problems. The goal is to see if free vitamin D gives a more accurate picture of vitamin D status than standard tests.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 930 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
* Healthy controls: community sample * Other cohorts: recruited from UZ Leuven (Academic medical center/tertiairy care center)
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
1. General inclusion Criteria: \- 18 years or above 2. General exclusion Criteria: * Below 18 years of age * Individuals incapable of providing informed consent 3. Cohort inclusion criteria * Obesity: BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 * Chronic Kidney Disease: ≥ CKD stage 3a (eGFR \< 60 mL/min/1.73m2) * Pregnancy: in trimester 1 of pregnancy * Primary hyperparathyroidism: diagnosis at UZ Leuven and scheduled for parathyroidectomy at UZ Leuven * Complex calcium and phosphate disorders: diagnosis at UZ Leuven 4. Cohort exclusion criteria * Healthy controls: BMI below 18 kg/m² or above 25 kg/m², pregnancy, chronic kidney disease (independent of staging), primary hyperparathyroidism and vitamin D and/or calcium supplementation * Obesity: chronic kidney disease (independent of staging), pregnancy, primary hyperparathyroidism * Chronic Kidney Disease: BMI below 18 kg/m² or above 30 kg/m², pregnancy, primary hyperparathyroidism * Pregnancy: BMI below 18 kg/m² or above 30 kg/m², chronic kidney disease (independent of staging), primary hyperparathyroidism * Primary hyperparathyroidism: BMI below 18 kg/m² or above 30 kg/m², pregnancy, chronic kidney disease (independent of staging), secondary hyperparathyroidism
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospitals Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, 3000, Belgium
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