Vitamin D, acute respiratory infections, and Covid-19: the curse of small-size randomised trials. A critical review with meta-analysis of randomised trials
Philippe Autier,
Giulia Doi,
Patrick Mullie
et al.
Abstract:Background: Randomised trials conducted before 2021 indicated that vitamin D supplementation (VDS) was able to prevent severe COVID-19 and acute respiratory infections (ARI). However, these health benefits were not confirmed by larger randomised trials published after 2021. Objective: To examine the characteristics of randomised trials on VDS to COVID-19 patients and admission to intensive care unit (ICU), and on VDS for the prevention of ARI. Method: A systematic search retrieved randomised trials on VDS to C… Show more
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