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Vitamin D supplementation in elderly nursing home residents: daily supplementation compared to a loading dose and monthly supplementation, a randomised trial

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Vitamine deficienties
Vitamin D deficiency
Registration Number
NL-OMON36493
Lead Sponsor
iemerije in Zevenaar (verpleeghuis)
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria

Long term indication for living in a residential home for the elderly
Age > 65 years
Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25- hydroxycholecholecalciferol (25(OH) D3 < 50 nmol/l)
Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Hypercalcemia (serum Ca > 2.60 mmol/l)
Hyperfosfatemia (serum PO4>2.0 mmol/l)
Ca x PO4 > 4.5
Life expectancy < 1/2 year
Multivitamin use including > 400 IE vit D
Renal dysfunction GFR< 30ml/min
malabsorption
granulomatous disease (tubercolusis, sarcoidosis)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Proportion of patients achieving and maintaining an adequate serum 25(OH)D<br /><br>level (75 -150 nmol/l).</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Proportion of patients developing a serum 25(OH)D level > 220 nmol/l.<br /><br>Percentage of patients achieving an adequate serum 25(OH)D level, with the use<br /><br>of a loading dose, after 5 weeks<br /><br>Handgrip strength.<br /><br>Distance achieved in a 2 minute walk test.</p><br>
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