Study of fall prevention by vitamin D in the elderly

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Patients attending the outpatient clinic at Kyorin University Hospital or other facilities participating in this project, who are at or over the age of 65 years; who have an experience of falling within one year; and whose creatinine clearance is less than 65ml/min by the Cockcroft-Gault formulas

• Registration Number: JPRN-UMIN000001831
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Geriatric Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2009-04-01
• Study Completion: 2012-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1. Bed-ridden patient 2. Patient who has severe liver, GI-tract, or heart disease 3. Parkinson's disease 4. User of a wheel-chair 5. Patient who has paralysis 6. Patient who have a past history of treatment with vitamin D within 6 months 7. Inflammatory degenerative joint disease such as rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis 8. Demented patient who is unable to evaluate a history of falling 9. Patient who has a past history of hypercalcemia or urolithiasis 10. Ineligible patient determined by the attending doctor

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified