Vitamin d deficiency linked to balance problems, new study shows
NCT ID NCT07435935
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how low vitamin D levels affect balance and the way muscles respond to movement. Researchers will compare adults with vitamin D deficiency to healthy adults using simple standing tests and muscle sensors. No treatments or blood draws are involved—just one session of non-invasive measurements. The goal is to better understand these effects and help design future therapies.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adults aged 20 to 40 years recruited from the outpatient clinics of Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital. Participants will include individuals with laboratory-confirmed vitamin D deficiency and healthy volunteers with normal vitamin D status.
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20 to 40 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 20 to 40 years. * Ability to provide written informed consent. * Vitamin D deficiency group: serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level \<10 ng/mL measured within the last 3 months (routine clinical testing). * Healthy control group: normal vitamin D status based on routine clinical testing within the last 3 months. * No use of vitamin D or calcium supplementation within the last 3 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Known metabolic bone disease other than vitamin D deficiency. * Neurological disorder (central or peripheral) or neuromuscular disease. * History of lower-limb surgery, fracture, or prosthesis affecting standing balance. * Vestibular disorder. * BMI \>30 kg/m2. * Active malignancy. * Severe psychiatric disorder. * Skin condition preventing placement of surface EMG electrodes.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34186, Turkey (Türkiye)
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