Open AccessRandomized Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation to Prevent Seasonal Influenza and Upper Respiratory Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Author(s) -
Seiji Arihiro,
Akitoshi Nakashima,
Makoto Matsuoka,
Satoshi Suto,
Kan Uchiyama,
Tomohiro Kato,
Jimi Mitobe,
Nobuhiko Komoike,
Munenori Itagaki,
Yoshinari Miyakawa,
Shigeo Koido,
Atsushi Hokari,
Masayuki Saruta,
Hisao Tajiri,
Tomokazu Matsuura,
Mitsuyoshi Urashima
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
inflammatory bowel diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.932
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1536-4844
pISSN - 1078-0998
DOI - 10.1093/ibd/izy346
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , gastroenterology , vitamin d and neurology , incidence (geometry) , placebo , randomized controlled trial , relative risk , crohn's disease , ulcerative colitis , respiratory infection , adverse effect , respiratory tract infections , confidence interval , respiratory system , disease , pathology , physics , alternative medicine , optics
We evaluated whether oral vitamin D supplementation during the winter and early spring reduces the incidence of influenza and upper respiratory infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).