Could vitamin d levels predict COVID-19 severity? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT04394390
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at whether vitamin D levels in the blood are linked to how severe COVID-19 gets. Researchers measured vitamin D in 1,100 COVID-19 patients in Turkey. The goal was to see if current vitamin D thresholds reflect real clinical risk. This is an observational study, so it can't prove that vitamin D directly affects outcomes, but it may guide future research.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- vitamin D
- What this could lead to
- If a clear link is found, it could point toward vitamin D levels as a factor in COVID-19 severity, potentially influencing future prevention or treatment strategies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to other populations or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1,100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2020
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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
1100 confirmed COVİD-19 patients (PCR)
- Ages
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20 to 80 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.
To find out vitamin D levels and it's relation with the disease severity serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D levels, 1100 confirmed Covid-19 patients with available laboratory findings were included. Exlucion Criterias: Using immunsuppresan medical treatment. Using vitamin D or replacement history of vitamin D in last 3 months. Patients with malnutrition, immun deficiency, chronic infections, chronic other diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondilitis, lupus, hemplegia, paraplegia etc.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bursa City Hospital
Bursa, Dogankoy, Turkey (Türkiye)
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