Vitamin d pills tested to boost foot surgery recovery
NCT ID NCT04772196
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether taking vitamin D supplements can improve healing and reduce problems like infection or poor wound healing after foot fusion surgery. About 90 adults having ankle or big toe fusion will take vitamin D or standard care. Researchers will track complications for 6 months after surgery.
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 vitamin D supplements help people recover better after foot fusion surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small study. Vitamin D may not speed healing or prevent complications, and results may not apply to everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Subject is ≥ 18 years of age * Subject is undergoing ankle arthrodesis or MTP arthrodesis * Subject speaks and understands English Exclusion Criteria: * Subject is \< 18 years of age * Subject has an active joint infection * Subject is unable to provide consent * Subject is a prisoner
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Prisma Health
Columbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States
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