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Correction of Vitamin D Inadequacy in Nursing Home Residents

Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Skeletal and Overall Health of Nursing Home Residents

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00204906
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2005-09-20
Start date
2005-01-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-10-05

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Conditions

Hypovitaminosis D

Brief summary

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.

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. .

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTvitamin D supplementation

Sponsors

University of Wisconsin, Madison
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

* Non-ambulatory residents

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026