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A Pilot Study of the Impact of Vitamin D3 on Muscle Performance in Elderly Women

NCT00986596 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2012-01-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of vitamin D on muscle tissue and physical performance.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

vitamin D3

4000 IU once daily by mouth for 4 months

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

microcrystalline cellulose capsule p.o. daily (identical to vitamin D capsule)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Boston Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tufts University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD · Tufts University

  • Lisa Ceglia, MD · Tufts University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-02-28
Completion
2011-02-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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