Vitamin d trial hopes to ease PCOS symptoms in teen girls
NCT ID NCT04355572
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether taking vitamin D daily for 6 months can improve menstrual regularity and mood in teenage girls with PCOS who also have low vitamin D levels. Sixty participants will be randomly assigned to receive either vitamin D or a placebo, and neither they nor their doctors will know which group they are in. The goal is to see if this simple supplement can help manage PCOS symptoms.
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 (4000 IU daily)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to improve menstrual cycles and well-being in teens with PCOS.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants. The results may not apply to all teens with PCOS, and vitamin D may not significantly improve symptoms.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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13 to 21 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: \- Postmenarchal adolescent females aged 13-21 who meet modified Rotterdam criteria for PCOS, with a serum vitamin D level between 6-29 ng/mL. Exclusion Criteria: * Other causes for hyperandrogenism, * Chronic renal diseases, * Acquired or inherited calcium and vitamin D metabolic disorders.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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