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- Title
Vitamin D supplementation in older people (VDOP): Study protocol for a randomised controlled intervention trial with monthly oral dosing with 12,000 IU, 24,000 IU or 48,000 IU of vitamin D₃.
- Authors
Schoenmakers, Inez; Francis, Roger M; McColl, Elaine; Chadwick, Thomas; Goldberg, Gail R; Harle, Christine; Yarnall, Alison; Wilkinson, Jennifer; Parker, Jennie; Prentice, Ann; Aspray, Terence
- Abstract
The randomised, double blind intervention trial 'Optimising Vitamin D Status in Older People' (VDOP) will test the effect of three oral dosages of vitamin D given for one year on bone mineral density (BMD) and biochemical markers of vitamin D metabolism, bone turnover and safety in older people. VDOP is funded by Arthritis Research UK, supported through Newcastle University and MRC Human Nutrition Research and sponsored by the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.a
- Publication
Trials, 2013, Vol 14, p299
- ISSN
1745-6215
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1745-6215-14-299