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Trial reportThe New England journal of medicine2022

Supplemental Vitamin D and Incident Fractures in Midlife and Older Adults.

Meryl S LeBoff, Sharon H Chou, Kristin A Ratliff, Nancy R Cook, Bharti Khurana, Eunjung Kim, Peggy M Cawthon, Douglas C Bauer, Dennis Black, J Chris Gallagher and 3 more

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Trial report in The New England journal of medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01704859 (VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL), which is not on this map. Cited by 152 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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152citing papers in PubMed, 10 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT01704859 nacompletednot on this map

VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL): Fractures, Vitamin D and Genetic Markers

TypeinterventionalSponsorBrigham and Women's HospitalRan2018 to 2022Enrolled25,871ConditionsFracturesArmsVitamin D3 placebo, Fish oil placebo, omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil), Vitamin D3
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

152 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 275 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Effects of vitamin D3, omega-3s, and a simple home exercise program on incident vertebral fractures: the DO-HEALTH randomized controlled trial.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Meryl S LeBoffFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).
Sharon H ChouFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).
Kristin A RatliffFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).
Nancy R CookFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).
Bharti KhuranaFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).ORCID 0000-0002-7159-3435
Eunjung KimFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).
Peggy M CawthonFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).
Douglas C BauerFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).
Dennis BlackFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).
J Chris GallagherFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).
I-Min LeeFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).
Julie E BuringFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).
JoAnn E MansonFrom the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension (M.S.L., S.H.C., K.A.R.), the Division of Preventive Medicine (N.R.C., E.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Radiology (B.K.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School (M.S.L., S.H.C., N.R.C., B.K., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.), and the Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (N.R.C., I.-M.L., J.E.B., J.E.M.) - all in Boston; California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (P.M.C.), and the Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (P.M.C., D.C.B., D.B.) and Medicine (D.C.B.), University of California, San Francisco - both in San Francisco; and the Department of Endocrinology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE (J.C.G.).
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USNorwegian Womens Public Health Association · NOCalifornia Pacific Medical Center · USCreighton University · USDiabetes Australia · AUGeneral Department of Preventive Medicine · VN

Funding

VITamin D and omegA-3 triaL (VITAL)U01CA138962 · NCI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI BURING, JULIE E., MANSON, JOANN ELISABETH · 2009 to 2014
$23.6M
The VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL)R01CA138962 · NCI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI BURING, JULIE E., MANSON, JOANN ELISABETH · 2015 to 2019
$20.9M
The VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL): Post-Intervention Follow-UpR01AT011729 · NCCIH · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI Jun Li, JoAnn Elisabeth Manson · 2021 to 2026
$5.2M
VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL): Interrelationship of Vitamin D and Vitamin K on BoneR01AR059775 · NIAMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LEBOFF, MERYL SUSAN · 2012 to 2022
$3.9M
VITamin D OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL): Fractures, Vitamin D and Genetic MarkersR01AR070854 · NIAMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LEBOFF, MERYL SUSAN · 2018 to 2022
$2.8M
COcoa Supplement and Multivitamins Outcomes Study (COSMOS): Effects on Falls and Physical PerformanceR01AG071611 · NIA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI CRANDALL, CAROLYN JANET, LEBOFF, MERYL SUSAN · 2021 to 2024
$2.7M
Vitamin D and Omega-3 Fatty Acids(VITAL Trial): Effects on FracturesR01AR060574 · NIAMS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI LEBOFF, MERYL SUSAN · 2010 to 2013
$779k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVitamin D supplements are widely recommended for bone health in the general population, but data on whether they prevent fractures have been inconsistent.

methodsIn an ancillary study of the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL), we tested whether supplemental vitamin D

resultsAmong 25,871 participants (50.6% women [13,085 of 25,871] and 20.2% Black [5106 of 25,304]), we confirmed 1991 incident fractures in 1551 participants over a median follow-up of 5.3 years. Supplemental vitamin D

conclusionsVitamin D

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CholecalciferolDietary SupplementsFatty Acids, Omega-3Fractures, BoneAgedDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHip FracturesHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteoporosisVitamin D DeficiencyCholecalciferolFatty Acids, Omega-3

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