Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is studying vitamin D supplementation and Crohn’s disease.
Crohn’s disease is form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that involves ongoing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. IBD patients are generally lacking vitamin D, although it is not known if Crohn’s is caused by or results in a lack of vitamin D.
Those with Crohn’s diseases are able to participate in this research study. Participation includes six visits to the medical center, or to Penn State's University Park campus, over a six-month period, providing small blood samples, a questionnaire, and a bone scan.
To be eligible, participants need to have been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, be between 18 and 70 years old, not be taking any steroid medication, and not have an ostomy.
Compensation is provided for time and travel.
For more information, call Sandra Bingaman at Hershey at 717-531-5519, or Veronika Weaver at University Park at 814-865-3520.