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Vitamin D and Resistance Exercise Training; Effects on Musculoskeletal Health in Frail Older Men and Women

NCT02467153 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 19

Last updated 2022-02-10

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Summary

This study aims to determine whether vitamin D3 supplementation is any more effective in improving musculoskeletal function when combined with exercise training compared with exercise training alone.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

RET

RET: A supervised group exercise programme with a maximum of n=10-12 participants per group to be attended 3 times per week for 6 months. The RET programme includes elements of current established programmes for falls prevention/ core stability (i.e., OTAGO, PEPPI) and will tailored to a range of abilities within the target group. Vitamin D3 supplementation: vitamin D3 given orally as tablets at a dosage of 800 IU/day for 6 months.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Placebo given orally as tablets; 1 tablet per day for 6 months.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin D3

Placebo given orally as tablets; 800 IU as 1 tablet per day for 6 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Birmingham

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Surrey

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carolyn Greig, PhD · University of Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-01
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-12-16

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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