Correction of Vitamin D Inadequacy in Nursing Home Residents - Full Text View

Sponsor:	University of Wisconsin, Madison
Information provided by:	University of Wisconsin, Madison
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00204906

Purpose

Vitamin D inadequacy continues to be neglected in nursing home residents. We hypothesized that part of this neglect is due to absence of data documenting safe and effective ways to replete this inadequacy.

Condition	Intervention
Hypovitaminosis D	Dietary Supplement: vitamin D supplementation

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Non-Randomized Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Double-Blind Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title:	Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Skeletal and Overall Health of Nursing Home Residents

Resource links provided by NLM:

Genetics Home Reference related topics: carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I deficiency hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets

MedlinePlus related topics: Nursing Homes Rickets Vitamin D

Drug Information available for: Vitamin D

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Wisconsin, Madison:

Study Start Date:	January 2005
Estimated Primary Completion Date:	January 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

Vitamin D inadequacy continues to be neglected in nursing home residents. We hypothesized that part of this neglect is due to absence of data documenting safe and effective ways to replete this inadequacy. Subjects with low vitamin D concentrations are dosed with 50.000 IU three times a week for 25 hydroxy vitamin D, parathyroid hormone and bone turnover status. .

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Able to walk
Reside in nursing home for the 12 weeks of study

Exclusion Criteria:

Non-ambulatory residents

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00204906

Locations

United States, Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Neil C Binkley, MD

University of Wisconsin, Madison

More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party:	Neil Binkley, MD, University of Wisconsin
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00204906 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	2004-0057
Study First Received:	September 13, 2005
Last Updated:	January 3, 2008
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Rickets
Avitaminosis
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Calcium Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Vitamin D Deficiency
Deficiency Diseases
Malnutrition

Nutrition Disorders
Vitamin D
Ergocalciferols
Vitamins
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Micronutrients
Growth Substances

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 09, 2012