Abstract:Importance: The benefit of vitamin D treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains unclear.
Objective: To investigate the effect of raising serum total 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25D) to 50-100 ng/mL with oral extended-release calcifediol (ERC) on time to symptom resolution in mild to moderate COVID-19.
Design, Setting, and Participants: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated treatment of 160 outpatients with COVID-19 diagnosed between November 2020 and October 2021.
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