Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Vitamin D Status in Home-bound Elders
Lead Sponsor:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Conditions:
Vitamin D Deficiency
Accidental Falls
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In the past two decades, the role of vitamin D has extended beyond bone health to encompass a wide range of biological activities important to physical function in older adults. A growing body of evid...
Detailed Description
In the past two decades, the role of vitamin D has extended beyond bone health to encompass a wide range of biological activities important to physical function in older adults. A growing body of evid...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age ≥ 65 years old
- Forsyth County Senior Services Meals-on-Wheels recipient
- Willing to provide informed consent
- Willing to be randomized to vitamin D or active placebo control
Exclusion
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Kidney stones (within the past 2 years)
- History of hypercalcemia
- On dialysis
- Inability or contraindications to consume vitamin D supplements
- Taking prescription vitamin D2 or vitamin D3-containing supplements totaling \> 1000 IU/d
- Planning to move within the next 6 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01410084
Start Date
October 1 2010
End Date
August 1 2011
Last Update
September 9 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157