Vitamin D Levels and Vitamin D Education in Geriatric Patients

Vitamin D Deficiency Clinical Trial

Official title:

Characterization of Vitamin D Levels and Affect of Pharmacist-initiated Vitamin D Education in Geriatric Outpatients.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00273611
• Other study ID #: 05-0799
• Secondary ID: 5M01RR000051
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 4, 2006
• Last updated: November 18, 2013
• Start date: December 2005
• Est. completion date: May 2006

Study information

• Verified date: November 2013
• Source: University of Colorado, Denver
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Vitamin D is important to maintain good health. Although it is found in foods and vitamins, many people still have low vitamin D levels. One purpose of this study is to describe vitamin D levels from patients at the University of Colorado Seniors Clinic. Another goal of the study is to find out if education by a pharmacist can increase vitamin D levels in patients who have low vitamin D levels.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 80
• Est. completion date: May 2006
• Est. primary completion date: May 2006
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 65 Years to 89 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient at the University of Colorado Hospital Seniors Clinic with an appointment in December 2005 or January 2006

• Age 65-89 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of dementia or memory loss

• Severe illness or life expectancy less than 6 months

• Assistance with medications from an assisted living facility

• History of celiac Sprue, Crohn's disease, or chronic pancreatitis

• High calcium levels, high parathyroid hormone levels, low phosphorus levels, or very high vitamin D levels

• Taking prescription vitamin D

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Vitamin D Deficiency
• Vitamin D Insufficiency

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Pharmacist Education about Vitamin D

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Colorado Hospital Seniors Clinic	Aurora	Colorado

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Colorado, Denver	National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Vande Griend JP, Linnebur SA, Ruscin JM, Vondracek SF, Wolfe P, McDermott MT. Vitamin D intervention by pharmacists in geriatric outpatients. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2008 Jul-Aug;48(4):501-7. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2008.07056. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	25(OH) vitamin D level	Change in vitamin D level after usual care or pharmacist education	12 weeks	No