Vitamin D3 may lower long COVID risk, new study suggests
NCT ID NCT06452082
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study reviewed medical records of 200 adults from an endocrinology clinic to see if taking vitamin D3 supplements lowered their chances of developing Long COVID after a COVID-19 infection or getting COVID-19 after vaccination. Researchers compared patients who took vitamin D3 with those who did not. The goal was to understand if this common supplement could offer protection.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- 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
outpatients affected by endocrine-metabolic disease with first visit to the Endocrinology Unit carried out between 01/01/2020 and 12/31/2022
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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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Inclusion Criteria (For aim I): * age ≥18 * outpatient with first visit on Endocrinology Department performed from 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2022 * previous SARS CoV-2 infection * clinical,anamnestic and therapeutic data 6 months post SARS CoV-2 infection * data on cholecalciferol supplementation * signature of informed consent Exclusion Criteria (For aim I): * age ≤ 18 * pregnant or breastfeeding women * patients suffering from primary and/or acquired immunodeficiency and/or severe impairment of general clinical conditions * patients treated with drugs that interfere with vitamin D metabolism * first vaccination anti Sars COVID performed before the acute infection * first vaccination performed within 6 months of the acute infection * patients unable to sign the informed consent Inclusion Criteria (For aim 2) \-- age ≥18 * outpatient with first visit on Endocrinology Department performed from 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2022 * vaccination with BNT162b2 Biontec mRNA Pfizer/BioNtech * clinical, anamnestic and therapeutic data 6 months post SARS CoV-2 infection * data on cholecalciferol supplementation * signature of informed consent Exclusion Criteria (For aim 2): * age ≤ 18 * pregnant or breastfeeding women * patients suffering from primary and/or acquired immunodeficiency and/or severe impairment of general clinical conditions * patients treated with drugs that interfere with vitamin D metabolism * additional vaccination performed before 6-12 months * acute infection before the vaccination * patients unable to sign the 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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Luigi di Filippo
Milan, 20132, Italy
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