%0 Journal Article %A Abdul Basit %A Khalid Abdul Basit %A Asher Fawwad %A Fariha Shaheen %A Nimra Fatima %A Ioannis N Petropoulos %A Uazman Alam %A Rayaz A Malik %T Vitamin D for the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy %D 2016 %R 10.1136/bmjdrc-2015-000148 %J BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care %P e000148 %V 4 %N 1 %X Objective To assess the effect of high-dose vitamin D in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy.Methods A single intramuscular dose of 600 000 IU vitamin D was administered, and the effects on metabolic parameters and neuropathic pain assessed over 20 weeks.Results 143 participants with predominantly type 2 diabetes, aged 52.31±11.48 years, with a Douleur Neuropathique 4 (DN4) score (3.0±1.8), total McGill pain score (21.2±14.9), and Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SFMPQ) score (2.1±0.9), were enrolled. The baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level was 31.7±23.3 ng/mL and 58 (40.5%) patients showed evidence of vitamin D deficiency (25(OH)D<20 ng/mL). Intramuscular administration of vitamin D resulted in a significant increase in 25(OH)D (46.2±10.2 ng/mL, p<0.0001) and a reduction in positive symptoms on the DN4 (p<0.0001), total pain score (p<0.0001), and SFMPQ (p<0.0001).Conclusions Treatment with a single intramuscular dose of 600 000 IU of vitamin D in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy is associated with a significant decrease in the symptoms of painful diabetic neuropathy.Trial registration number BIDE-12/2014. %U https://drc.bmj.com/content/bmjdrc/4/1/e000148.full.pdf