Status:
COMPLETED
The Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
Lead Sponsor:
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi
Conditions:
Alzheimer's Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Brief Summary
Recent studies indicate that there is a relationship between cognitive decline and vitamin D deficiency. Up to now, no study has investigated the prevalence of vitamin d deficiency in patient with Alz...
Detailed Description
Vitamin D has many physiological functions via skeletal and extra-skeletal effects. Nowadays, it is well known that vitamin d deficiency causes to an increase in disease burden. As the role of vitamin...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The patient must have Alzheimer's dementia and their diagnosis must be made according to National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders Association (NINCDS/ADRDA) and DSM-IV criteria
- The informed consent form must be given by patients and/or their representatives
Exclusion
- if the causes of dementia (lewy body dementia, vascular dementia, pick disease, frontotemporal dementia...) is out of Alzheimer's dementia,
- having chronic liver disease and/or end-stage renal disease
- if the informed consent form is being withdrawn
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
502 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01420315
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
August 1 2012
Last Update
February 18 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Gulhane Medical School Training Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye), 06018