Optimizing Vitamin D in the Elderly

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

86 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-09-30

Study Completion Date

2014-09-30

Brief Summary

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Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in older people in the absence of vitamin D supplementation. The limited data available show marked inter-individual variability in response to vitamin D supplementation in very old, frail elderly with almost 25% remaining vitamin D deficient (25-OH D \< 20 ng/mL) when receiving the currently recommended 800 IU/day vitamin D. This proposal is for exploratory research on the use of a wide range of oral vitamin D3 doses in frail elderly living in controlled living environments.

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Detailed Description

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The investigators will determine the dose response relationship of circulating total and unbound 25-OH vitamin D3 to supplemental vitamin D3 at daily doses of 800 (currently recommended for the elderly), 2000, and 4000 IU or 50,000 IU/weekly in a randomized blinded investigation of 16 weeks duration. The investigators will also compare the efficacy of each dosing regimen in achieving 25-OH vitamin D levels \>20 ng/mL (50 nmol/L) and identify covariates that contribute to inter-individual variation in the dose response relationship. In patients with osteoporosis, relationships between unbound vs. total 25-OH on intact parathyroid hormone and a marker of bone resorption (beta-Ctx) will be analyzed. The investigators will also examine responses of inflammatory cytokines.

Note: as of April 8,2014, there will be no further enrollment in the 50,000 IU/weekly dose group

Conditions

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Deficiency of Vitamin D3

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

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Study Groups

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