4,000
Participants
Start Date
February 28, 2014
Primary Completion Date
March 31, 2018
Study Completion Date
March 31, 2019
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
Supplements containing 50,000 IU of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) taken orally once per week for 4 weeks (weeks 0, 1, 2, 3) followed by 2,000 IU of vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) supplements taken orally once per day starting at 4 weeks until study discharge at 12 months
Placebo
Placebo pills taken once weekly for 4 weeks (weeks 0, 1, 2, 3) followed by placebo pills taken orally once per day starting at 4 weeks until study discharge at 12 months
Management and Development for Health (MDH), Dar es Salaam
Management and Development for Health (MDH)
UNKNOWN
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
OTHER