Status:
COMPLETED
Vitamin D Supplementation Prevents Elderly Pneumonia
Lead Sponsor:
Tohoku University
Conditions:
Bacterial Pneumonia
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Pneumonia is the fourth leading cause of death and frequently occurs in institutionalized elderly people in Japan. Recently, several clinical and experimental studies have reported the importance of v...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects are more than 65 years old and were resident in the facility for at least 6 months.
- Subjects have no conditions known to interfere with vitamin D metabolism.
Exclusion
- Subjects are excluded if they have:
- renal failure
- hepatic failure
- hyper- or hypo-parathyroidism
- HIV infection, or malignant diseases
- Subjects are also excluded if they are taking corticosteroid, thiazide diuretics, or supplementary vitamins.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00877422
Start Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
April 8 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
1-1,Seiryo-machi,Aoba-ku,Sendai, Japan, 980-8575