Vitamin D Supplementation and Neurocognition

NCT03019120 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2020-02-26

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Summary

This study will evaluate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on the neurocognitive function of older people with lower than normal levels of vitamin D at baseline

Conditions

  • Vitamin D Deficiency
  • Neurocognitive Dysfunction

Interventions

DRUG

Vitamin D

1. Subjects will undergo a cognitive evaluation using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) screening test and the Neurotrax computerized cognitive assessment battery. 2. Subjects will receive a supplemental monthly oral dose of 60000 units Vitamin D administered by a nurse for a period of 3 months. 3. Levels of serum calcium will be repeated monthly (end of month 1, 2, 3). 4. Subjects will undergo a repeat blood test to examine the level of vitamin D at the end of 3 months of follow-up. 5. At 3-month follow-up subjects will be asked to complete the Neurotrax computerized cognitive assessment battery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rambam Health Care Campus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elad Rubin, M.A · Rambam Health Care Campus

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-01-15
Primary Completion
2020-02-24
Completion
2020-02-24

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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