Official Title

Asthma in the Elderly: The Role of Vitamin D
  • Phase

    Phase 3
  • Study Type

    Interventional
  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted
  • Intervention/Treatment

    vitamin d3 ...
  • Study Participants

    30
We will study whether taking vitamin D improves asthma control and spirometric values in elderly asthmatics.
Study Started
Nov 30
2012
Primary Completion
Mar 31
2013
Study Completion
Mar 31
2013
Last Update
Sep 10
2014
Estimate

Dietary Supplement Vitamin D 2,000 I.U.

  • Other names: Vitamin Shoppe

Vitamin D 2,000 I.U. daily Experimental

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

Criteria

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
No Results Posted