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However, the gastrointestinal (GI) absorption of Vit D3 in different formulations has not been well studied.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title><jats:p>We aimed to compare the absorption of an innovative phospholipids-sucrester matrix biodelivery vehicle-based (sucrosomial<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup>) orodispersible Vit D3 preparation against a reference chewable tablet and soft gel capsule (SGC) Vit D3 formulations in Vit D-deficient healthy adults.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>In study 1, 25 subjects were randomized to receive a weekly single dose of 200,000 IU of sucrosomial<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> Vit D3 (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 12) or chewable tablet Vit D3 (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 13) for 3 weeks. In study 2, 20 subjects were randomized to receive a single dose of 200,000 IU every other week of sucrosomial<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> Vit D3 (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 10) or SGC Vit D3 (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 10) for 6 weeks. Circulatory 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 [25(OH)D] levels were reassessed after 2, 3, and 6 weeks in study 1 and after 4 and 6 weeks in study 2.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>In study 1, after 2 weeks, circulatory 25(OH)D levels increased significantly in both Vit D3 treatment groups (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.0001) but improved markedly in the sucrosomial<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> Vit D3 group, with no further considerable change after 3 and 6 weeks in both groups. Overall, at all three follow-ups, sucrosomial<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> Vit D3 treatment achieved significantly higher and sustained 25(OH)D levels (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). In study 2, after 4 weeks, both Vit D3 treatment groups showed significant improvement in circulatory 25(OH)D levels (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.0001) but substantially higher in the sucrosomial<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> group with statistically significant differences between the two treatment groups (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.02). At the 6-week follow-up, only subjects in the sucrosomial<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> Vit D3 group showed a further increase in circulatory 25(OH)D levels (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.049), but no further significant changes in the levels of the SGC Vit D3 group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.062), showing a statistically significant difference between the two treatment groups (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.002). The Vit D3 treatment was well tolerated by all participants, and no treatment-emergent effects or serious adverse events were reported.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our results suggest that the sucrosomial<jats:sup>\u00ae<\/jats:sup> Vit D3 preparation absorbs efficiently in the GI system, achieving adequately higher and sustained circulatory Vit D levels in VDD, and thus can effectively contribute to the body protection against VDD-associated health conditions.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Clinical trial registration<\/jats:title><jats:p><jats:ext-link>clinicaltrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link>, identifier: NCT05706259.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnut.2023.1221685","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,18]],"date-time":"2023-08-18T01:59:09Z","timestamp":1692323949000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["A comparative absorption study of sucrosomial\u00ae orodispersible vitamin D3 supplementation vs. a reference chewable tablet and soft gel capsule vitamin D3 in improving circulatory 25(OH)D levels in healthy adults with vitamin D deficiency\u2014Results from a prospective randomized clinical trial"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Aasiya","family":"Bano","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Saida","family":"Abrar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elisa","family":"Brilli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Germano","family":"Tarantino","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ali Akbar","family":"Bugti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marco","family":"Fabbrini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gabriele","family":"Conti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Silvia","family":"Turroni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mahroo","family":"Bugti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fauzia","family":"Afridi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shah","family":"Mureed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hakeem","family":"Zada","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ikram","family":"Din Ujjan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Saadia","family":"Ashraf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aamir","family":"Ghafoor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Saeed","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amjad","family":"Khan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,8,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"319","DOI":"10.1016\/j.chembiol.2013.12.016","article-title":"Vitamin D metabolism, mechanism of action, and clinical applications","volume":"21","author":"Bikle","year":"2014","journal-title":"Chem Biol."},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"517","DOI":"10.1080\/10408363.2022.2070595","article-title":"Silva DDd, et al. 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