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Research Project: Nutrients, Aging, and Musculoskeletal Function

Location: Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging

Title: Rationale and design of the vitamin D and type 2 diabetes (D2d) study: a diabetes prevention trial

Author
item PITTAS, ANASTASSIOS - Tufts University
item DAWSON-HUGHES, BESS - Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging At Tufts University
item SHEEHAN, PATRICIA - Tufts University
item ROSEN, CLIFFORD - Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI)
item WARE, JAMES - Harvard University
item KNOWLER, WILLIAM - National Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases
item STATEN, MYRLENE - National Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases

Submitted to: Diabetes Care
Publication Type: Review Article
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/13/2014
Publication Date: 12/1/2014
Citation: Pittas, A.G., Dawson-Hughes, B., Sheehan, P.R., Rosen, C.J., Ware, J.H., Knowler, W.C., Staten, M. 2014. Rationale and design of the vitamin D and type 2 diabetes (D2d) study: a diabetes prevention trial. Diabetes Care. 37:3227-3234. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc14-1005.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Observational studies suggest that vitamin D may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. However, data from long-term trials are lacking. The Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes (D2d) study is a randomized clinical trial designed to examine whether a causal relationship exists between vitamin D supplementation and the development of diabetes in people at high risk for type 2 diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: D2d was designed with support from a U34 planning grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The final protocol was approved by the D2d Research Group, the data and safety monitoring board, and NIDDK. Key eligibility criteria are age >/=30 years, BMI of 24 (22.5 for Asian Americans) to 42 kg/m(2), increased risk for diabetes (defined as meeting two of three glycemic criteria for prediabetes established by the American Diabetes Association [fasting glucose 100-125 mg/dL (5.5-6.9 mmol/L), 2-h postload glucose after 75-g glucose load 140-199 mg/dL (7.7-11.0 mmol/L), hemoglobin A1c 5.7-6.4% (39-46 mmol/mol)]), and no hyperparathyroidism, nephrolithiasis, or hypercalcemia. D2d participants are randomized to once-daily vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol 4,000 IU) or placebo and followed for an average of 3 years. The primary end point is time to incident diabetes as assessed by laboratory criteria during the study or by adjudication if diagnosed outside of D2d. Recruitment was initiated at the end of 2013. CONCLUSIONS: D2d will test whether vitamin D supplementation is safe and effective at lowering the risk of progression to diabetes in people at high risk for type 2 diabetes.