Vitamin D Administration in the Nursing Home

Summary

Administration of vitamin D 50,000 units once monthly will: * Maintain serum 25-OH vitamin D above 20 ng/ml * Reduce falls * Increase calcaneal BMD * Reduce bone turnover * Be well tolerated: volunteers will not develop hypercalcemia * Improve performance on a swallowing quality of life questionnaire

Timeline

Start

2001-06

Primary completion

2004-05

Completion

2004-11

Drugs

Indications