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Evaluation of Potential Vitamin D Effects on Muscle: a Pilot Study

NCT00593996 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2015-10-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

People who do not have adequate amounts of vitamin D develop weakness of leg and arm muscles. This study will determine if vitamin D supplementation benefits muscle functions important for swallowing, bladder and bowel function.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Ergocalciferol (vitamin D2)

50,000 IU 3 times weekly for 4 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Neil Binkley, MD · Univ. of Wisconsin - Institute on Aging

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-07-31
Primary Completion
2010-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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