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Optimizing Vitamin D in the Elderly
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating D3 2000 IU/day, D3 4000 IU/day, and 2 other interventions for Deficiency of Vitamin D3. Completed, enrolled 86 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in older people in the absence of vitamin D supplementation. The limited data available show marked inter-individual variability in response to vitamin D supplementation in very old, frail elderly with almost 25% remaining vitamin D deficient (25-OH D \< 20 ng/mL) when receiving the currently recommended 800 IU/day vitamin D. This proposal is for exploratory research on the use of a wide range of oral vitamin D3 doses in frail elderly living in controlled living environments.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
2000 IU/day D3
vitamin D3 4000 IU/day
vitamin D3 50,000 IU/week
vitamin D3 800 IU/day