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Swiss Study on Vitamin D and Calcium in Nursing Homes

NCT01653353 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 71

Last updated 2013-10-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Residents of nursing homes are endangered by malnutrition and vitamin D deficiency. Our study checks compliance with Swiss federal recommendations on vitamin D and calcium supplementation among residents of a Swiss nursing home. A peer physician-applied recommendation on compliance with the federal recommendations with individual evaluation of the residents will be sent to the physicians in care. After one year, data will be collected again.

Conditions

  • Aging
  • Vitamin Deficiency

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

peer physician-applied recommendation to the physicians

The peer physician-applied recommendation will include scientific information, practical recommendations to correctly supplement with calcium and vitamin D and a list of individual appraisals of the prescribed supplements among the residents.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Markus P. Gnädinger, MD · University of Zurich

  • Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, MD, DrPH, Prof · University of Zurich

  • Andreas Egli, MD · University of Zurich

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-07-31
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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