Asthma in the Elderly: The Role of Vitamin D

Rohr and Columbo Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Specialists, P.C.

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3

Conditions: Asthma in the Elderly

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D 2,000 I.U.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01730976

F/N-R13-3217B

SSRF2012-01 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

We will study whether taking vitamin D improves asthma control and spirometric values in elderly asthmatics.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Asthma, age of 65 years old or older

Exclusion criteria

• Current smokers, subjects who smoked more than 10 pack/year, subjects taking digoxin, subjects with liver disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Vitamin D 2,000 I.U. daily

Experimental group

Description:

Study subjects will take 2,000 I.U. vitamin D daily for three months

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D 2,000 I.U.