Creatine and Vitamin D3: what the published research says
PubMed indexes 5 records that name Creatine and Vitamin D3 together, either in the title or in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context. Each one is listed below with its study design and, where the abstract states one, the authors’ own conclusion, quoted and linked. This page reports that literature. It does not tell you whether to combine them.
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The research
5 studies naming Creatine and Vitamin D3.
Strongest relevance first: papers naming both substances in the title, then human trials and systematic reviews.
Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2025 · PMID 39957812
Randomized Controlled Trial
“The current study revealed that vitamin D3, could prevent the increasing trend of CPK during the first days and accelerate the normalization of CPK in patients with elevated CPK due to multiple trauma.Trial Registration Number: IRCT20120703010178N23.”
“It was shown that development of D-hypovitaminosis is accompanied by the decrease in content of ATP, creatine phosphate, carnosine, and by the increase of Ca2+ content. Against the background of D-hypovitaminosis the 20-hydroxyecdysone and the extract from Serratula coronata which contains 20-hydroxyecdysone promote the increase of the amount of these metabolites up to the control of one and normalize Ca2+ content in them.”
“Vitamin D3 can ameliorate proteinuria and protect kidney from injury in patients with diabetic nephropathy. This renoprotective effect is independent of blood pressure and glucose reduction. And it does not increase any adverse effects than control, even in combination therapy with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers. But due to the limited randomized controlled trials of high quality, more clinical researches should be taken in the future.”
Names Creatine and Vitamin D3 together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026 · PMID 41966073
Randomized Controlled Trial
“Vitamin D₃ supplementation may attenuate PC responses and was associated with lower creatine kinase (CK) and creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) levels at 24 h post-race following marathon running. Immune alterations were time-dependent, with descriptive differences in recovery patterns between groups.”
Names Creatine and Vitamin D3 together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.
The British journal of nutrition · 2020 · PMID 31701851
Clinical Trial
“Conversely, the injection did not change muscle damage and the inflammatory response to acute RE. Intramuscular vitamin D replacement may have key implications for the promotion of glucose metabolism and lowering the risk of diabetes in vitamin D-deficient individuals.”
Names Creatine and Vitamin D3 together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.
Limitations
What this evidence cannot tell you.
Search-based evidence indexes have real limits, and it is worth being explicit about them:
Selection. These records were found by searching PubMed titles and abstracts for both substance names alongside interaction and pharmacokinetic terms. Relevant work that phrases things differently, or is not indexed in PubMed, will be missing.
No effect size. The quoted conclusions are the authors’ words about their own study. We have not extracted effect direction or magnitude, and a single study’s conclusion is not a consensus.
Population mismatch. Findings in healthy volunteers, animals, or a specific patient group may not transfer to you, your dose, or your formulation.
Absence is not safety. Few published studies means the combination is under-studied, which is not the same as established as safe.
Nearby evidence
Other pairs with published research.
Pages covering Creatine or Vitamin D3 alongside a different substance.
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