Self-Directed Oral Vitamin D Supplementation in Professional Ballet Dancers: A Randomized Controlled Trial Pilot Study.

What Was Tested

The paper reports a study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc, published as a randomized controlled trial.

Inadequate levels of vitamin D may lead to poor performance in professional dancers.

Therefore, dietary supplementation may be essential in this population.

Who Took Part

The age groups tagged for this paper are adults, both men and women.

Seventy-one dancers, 41 females and 30 males with a mean age of 31.1 years, were recruited from The Royal Ballet, London.

Baseline serum 25(OH)D levels were measured and dancers were interviewed, examined, and provided with oral supplements for the winter period, November 2011 to March 2012.

How the Study Was Run

In design terms this was a randomized and pilot study.

The participants were allocated by chance, so the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc group and the comparison group should start out alike.

It is described as a pilot, a small early test of whether a larger Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc study would be practical.

Serum 25(OH) D levels were measured at 1 and 2 years and dancers were sampled for compliance with instructions.

What Was Measured

Inadequate levels of vitamin D may lead to poor performance in professional dancers.

This longitudinal pilot study to a randomized controlled trial assessed dancer compliance with self-directed oral vitamin D supplementation.

The subject headings attached to it are Cholecalciferol, Dancing, Dietary Supplements, Patient Compliance, Pilot Projects, Seasons and Vitamin D.

What This Means in Plain Language

The paper is a randomized and pilot study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc.

The publication is from 2019 (Journal of dance medicine & science : official publication of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science), a journal based in United States.

More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, all human trials.