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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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An evidence index, not guidance.

Every statement below is attributed to a named, dated, linked source.

This page lists published research relevant to Creatine and Vitamin D3. It deliberately does not state whether the combination is safe, whether it interacts, in which direction, at what dose, or how far apart to take them.

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.

The Effect of Vitamin D3 on Serum Creatine Phosphokinase Level in Patients with Multiple Trauma: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.

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.”

Kouchek et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names both Creatine and Vitamin D3 in its title.

Effect of vitamin D3 and 20-hydroxyecdysone on the content of ATP, creatine phosphate, carnosine and Ca2+ in skeletal muscles

Ukrainskii biokhimicheskii zhurnal (1978) · 1997 · PMID 9505354

Animal study

“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.”

Kholodova et al. · From the abstract

Names both Creatine and Vitamin D3 in its title.

Efficacy and safety of vitamin D3 in patients with diabetic nephropathy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Chinese medical journal · 2014 · PMID 25146624

Meta-AnalysisHuman subjects

“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.”

Zhao et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names Creatine and Vitamin D3 together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.

Effects of vitamin D(3) supplementation on cardiac, muscle, and immune responses after a marathon race: a single-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

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.”

Weng et al. · Authors' conclusion

Names Creatine and Vitamin D3 together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.

A single injection of vitamin D(3) improves insulin sensitivity and β-cell function but not muscle damage or the inflammatory and cardiovascular responses to an acute bout of resistance exercise in vitamin D-deficient resistance-trained males.

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.”

Ashtary-Larky et al. · From the abstract

Names Creatine and Vitamin D3 together in an interaction, co-administration, or pharmacokinetic context.

Limitations

What this evidence cannot tell you.

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