Asthma in the Elderly: The Role of Vitamin D

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Asthma in the Elderly
• Interventions: Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D 2,000 I.U.

• Registration Number: NCT01730976
• Lead Sponsor: Rohr and Columbo Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Specialists, P.C.

Brief Summary

We will study whether taking vitamin D improves asthma control and spirometric values in elderly asthmatics.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-11
• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-15
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-21
• Primary Completion: 2013-03
• Study Completion: 2013-03
• Status Verified: 2014-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-09-08
• Last Update Posted: 2014-09-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Asthma, age of 65 years old or older

Exclusion Criteria

• Current smokers, subjects who smoked more than 10 pack/year, subjects taking digoxin, subjects with liver disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Vitamin D 2,000 I.U. daily	Vitamin D 2,000 I.U.	Study subjects will take 2,000 I.U. vitamin D daily for three months

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in Asthma Control Test (ACT) score	Three months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in pulmonary function tests values (FEV1%, etc.)	Three months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rohr and Columbo Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Specialists; 🇺🇸 Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States