Asthma in the Elderly: The Role of Vitamin D

NCT ID: NCT01730976

Last Updated: 2014-09-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-11-30

Study Completion Date

2013-03-31

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Asthma in the Elderly

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Vitamin D 2,000 I.U. daily

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

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vitamin D 2,000 I.U.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Interventions

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Vitamin D 2,000 I.U.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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Vitamin Shoppe

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Rohr and Columbo Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Specialists, P.C.

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Michele Columbo, M.D.

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Michele Columbo, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rohr and Columbo Associates

Locations

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Rohr and Columbo Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Specialists

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Columbo M, Panettieri RA Jr, Rohr AS. Asthma in the elderly: a study of the role of vitamin D. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2014 Sep 5;10(1):48. doi: 10.1186/1710-1492-10-48. eCollection 2014.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25221606 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SSRF2012-01

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

F/N-R13-3217B

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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