NCT02586181

Effect of 1 Year Vitamin D or D Plus B-vitamins on Bone Markers in Elderly People (KnoVIB)

Effect of 1 Year Vitamin D or D Plus B-vitamins on Bone Markers in Elderly People

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 93 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universität des Saarlandes · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The standard recommendation to prevent osteoporosis is to supplement low doses of vitamin D and calcium. Hyperhomocysteinemia has been related to increased risk of osteoporosis.

Detailed description

The current study aimed at investigating if homocysteine-lowering effect (low doses of B-vitamins) will add any measurable beneficial effect on bone markers when added to the standard recommendations for prevention of osteoporosis.

Conditions

• Nutritional Supplement Toxicity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Vitamin D and Calcium	a combination of dietary supplement including "all" 1200 IE Vitamin D3 plus 800 mg Calcium Carbonate 1200 IE Vitamin D3 plus 800 mg Calcium Carbonate Arm: Experimental: Vitamin D, Calcium, Vitamins B9, B6, B12 1200 IE Vitamin D3 plus 800 mg Calcium Carbonate plus 0,5mg Folic acid, 50 mg B6, 0,5 mg B12
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Vitamin D, Calcium, Vitamins B9, B6, B12	a combination of dietary supplement including "all" 1200 IE Vitamin D3 plus 800 mg Calcium Carbonate plus 0,5mg Folic acid, 50 mg B6, 0,5 mg B12

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-08-01
• Primary completion: 2011-07-01
• Completion: 2011-07-01
• First posted: 2015-10-26
• Last updated: 2019-04-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany