A targeted community program of vitamin D treatment to reduce hospital admissions for falls, fractures and other disorders

A randomised controlled placebo-controlled study to evaluate the effects of vitamin D treatment on reducing hospital admissions for falls, fractures and other disorders in elderly women

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000748213

Enrollment

660

Registered

2009-08-28

Start date

2009-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This is a nine-month randomised controlled study to evaluate the effects of vitamin D 150,000 IU per three months on risk of falling, serum vitamin D levels, mobility function and muscle strength in women aged 70 years and over at a community setting.

Interventions

150,000 IU vitamin D (cholecalciferol) taken orally as 3 capsules at three clinic visits three months apart; lifestyle advice on physical activity and calcium intake given at baseline through an information sheet administered by trained research assistants

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

70 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Females age over 70; 2. a) Registered with a General Practitioner (GP) attached to the practices selected for the study or b) Registered with a General Practitioner and able to contact her General Practitioner in Perth; 3. Likely to be able to attend their General Practitioner practice or Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital for four study visits over nine months.

Exclusion criteria

1. Consuming a vitamin D supplement either in isolation or as part of a combination treatment of greater than 200 IU per day, eg. Actonel combi +D or Fosamax plus; 2. A mini mental state score of less than 24; 3. Individuals who in the investigators opinion would not be suitable for the study.

Outcome results