Vitamin D Supplementation and Acute Respiratory Infection in Older Long-Term Care Residents
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This study will test the role of high dose vitamin D supplementation in prevention of acute
respiratory infection in older nursing home residents. The investigators hypothesize that
residents on high dose vitamin D supplementation will have a lower incidence of acute
respiratory infection that those on standard dose vitamin D supplementation.
Phase:
Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Colorado, Denver
Collaborators:
National Institute on Aging (NIA) The American Geriatrics Society