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High-dose vitamin D supplementation and measures of insulin sensitivity in polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized, controlled pilot trial

Assessed by RV013 · Clinical Chair in Health Services Research

Assessed on 2 Mar 2026

OverallReviewer's overall integrity assessment, derived from all research questions No concerns

DOI 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.02.021 (opens in new tab)

Resource ripekg:research-integrity-assessment/RIPEAAA9DF610F785F77C

5 Research Questions · 2 Evidence Items

Q1.1 — Does the study have an associated retraction?

Automated Assessment:Assessment produced by the automated systemNo
Human Assessment:Assessment by a domain expert reviewer, informed by AI resultsNo

Rationale: No rationale provided

Q1.2 — Does the study have an associated expression of concern or other relevant post-publication notice?

Automated Assessment:Assessment produced by the automated systemNo
Human Assessment:Assessment by a domain expert reviewer, informed by AI resultsNo

Rationale: No rationale provided

Q1.3 — Do other studies by the research team highlight causes for concern?

Automated Assessment:Assessment produced by the automated systemNo
Human Assessment:Assessment by a domain expert reviewer, informed by AI resultsNo

Rationale: No rationale provided

Q2.2 — Are there concerns relating to the timing or absence of study registration?

Automated Assessment:Assessment produced by the automated systemNo
Human Assessment:Assessment by a domain expert reviewer, informed by AI resultsNo

Rationale: No rationale provided

Supporting Evidence (2)

Clinical Trial RegistrationSource: Clinical trial registry (e.g. ClinicalTrials.gov, ISRCTN)

Registration ID: NCT00907153

Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry Link: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00907153 (opens in new tab)

Registration Date: 21-05-2009

Prospective:Whether the trial was registered before participant recruitment began Yes

Assessment Rationale:How INSPECT-AI determined the prospective registration status by comparing dates Comparison performed at month level. Registration: 2009-05, LLM Recruitment Start: 2009-07. Deemed prospective at month level.

Study Design EvidenceDates and timelines extracted by INSPECT-AI from the publication text

Recruitment Start: 07-2009

Recruitment Start Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment start date Participants were recruited from July 2009 to November 2010.

Recruitment End: 11-2010

Recruitment End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the recruitment end date Participants were recruited from July 2009 to November 2010.

Study End: N/A

Study End Rationale:INSPECT-AI's reasoning for how it identified the study end date No explicit study end date found.

Overall — What is the overall integrity assessment of the study?

Automated Assessment:Assessment produced by the automated systemN/A
Human Assessment:Assessment by a domain expert reviewer, informed by AI resultsNo concerns

Rationale: No concerns