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Trial reportThe Journal of nutrition2026

The Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Vitamin D Status and Associated Health Outcomes in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Emily Royle, Dominique U Glatt, Emeir M McSorley, Kirsty Pourshahidi, David J Armstrong, Laura Grimley, Mary M Slevin, Cealan O Henry, James E McMullan, R Revuelta Iniesta and 3 more

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Trial report in The Journal of nutrition, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05018988 (The D-VinCHI Study), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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The D-VinCHI Study: 25-hydroxyvitamin D Concentration in School Children: Effects of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on 25-OH-D Concentration and Muscle Health Outcomes

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of UlsterRan2019 to 2025Enrolled118ConditionsVitamin D Deficiency, Musculoskeletal Diseases, Cognitive Delay, MildArmsOral vitamin D spray, Placebo
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13 authors.

Emily RoyleNutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Dominique U GlattNutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Emeir M McSorleyNutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kirsty PourshahidiNutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
David J ArmstrongDepartment of Rheumatology, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Western Health and Social Care Trust, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Laura GrimleyNutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Mary M SlevinNutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Cealan O HenryNutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
James E McMullanNutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
R Revuelta IniestaPublic Health and Sports Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Medical School, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
Jane T McCluskeyDepartment of Dietetics and Nutrition, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Nigel GleesonDepartment of Dietetics and Nutrition, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
Pamela J MageeNutrition Innovation Centre for Food and Health (NICHE), School of Biomedical Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Electronic address: pj.magee@ulster.ac.uk.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVitamin D is a key regulator of musculoskeletal growth, immune regulation, and cognitive function in children. As children in the United Kingdom (UK) and Ireland are at risk of vitamin D deficiency due to the northern latitude, supplementation is recommended. To our knowledge, the effect of supplementation on status and related health outcomes has not been investigated in children residing in the UK/Ireland.

objectivesTo examine the effect of vitamin D

methodsThe D vitamin in children study was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, conducted among healthy children (aged 4-11 y). Children received 12 wk of either 10 μg/d vitamin D

resultsOne hundred eighteen participants completed the study (mean age 8.1 ± 1.8 y; 51% girls). Supplementation significantly increased 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration (from 66.31 ± 17.26 nmol/L to 69.04 ± 16.93 nmol/L) compared to a decline in the placebo group (63.67 ± 19.48 nmol/L to 56.29 ± 18.58 nmol/L; P < 0.001) and prevented deficiency during the extended winter months. No effects were observed on muscle function, cognitive function, immune function, or bone turnover markers.

conclusionsVitamin D insufficiency is prevalent in UK/Irish children, and supplementation in the form of an oral spray is effective in achieving/maintaining an adequate status in most children. Further research is warranted to elucidate mechanisms underpinning nonresponse to supplementation and to further investigate the potential beneficial effects of supplementation on cognitive function. This trial was registered at clinicaltrials.gov as NCT05018988.

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CholecalciferolDietary SupplementsVitamin DVitamin D DeficiencyBiomarkersChildChild, PreschoolCognitionDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHand StrengthHumansIrelandMaleNutritional StatusSeasons25-hydroxyvitamin DBiomarkersCholecalciferolVitamin D25(OH)D statusbalancebone turnover markerschildrencognitive functionimmune functionmuscle strengthvitamin D supplementation

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PMID41887286
PMCPMC13494196

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