Footballers get mega vitamin d dose in exercise study
NCT ID NCT07310329
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study gave 20 professional football players either a single high dose of vitamin D or a placebo before a match. Researchers measured how vitamin D levels changed in their blood. The goal was to see how exercise affects vitamin D metabolism, not to treat any disease.
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 (cholecalciferol)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help understand how exercise and vitamin D interact in athletes, possibly guiding future supplementation strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study in healthy athletes, not designed to test health outcomes. Results may not apply to the general population.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2024
- 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.
- Ages
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male professional football players aged 18-35 years 2. Actively training and competing in the Polish first football league 3. No vitamin D or calcium supplementation during the previous 3 months 4. No injuries or illnesses affecting participation Exclusion Criteria: 1. Current musculoskeletal injury or illness 2. Chronic metabolic, endocrine, or renal disorders 3. Use of vitamin D or calcium supplements 4. Refusal or inability to sign informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
Wroclaw, Dolnyśląsk, 51-612, Poland
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