Massive study tests everyday supplements against autoimmune disease and aching knees
NCT ID NCT01351805
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This large study looked at whether taking daily vitamin D or fish oil supplements could lower the risk of developing autoimmune diseases (like rheumatoid arthritis), reduce signs of inflammation in the blood, and ease chronic knee pain. Over 25,000 adults without prior cancer or heart disease took part. Researchers measured inflammation markers and tracked new autoimmune cases and knee pain severity over time.
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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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25,871 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2010
- Finished
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Feb 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.
- Ages
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50 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
As for the parent trial, VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL; NCT 01169259). Individuals with chronic, frequent knee pain at study baseline will be followed as a subcohort. Trial enrollment complete.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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