| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN47348080 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 19/12/2002 |
| Local reference number(s) | 97/02A |
| Public title | A trial of vitamin D in preventing hip fracture |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Hip fractures |
| Study hypothesis | Not provided at time of registration |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | All residents of residential homes except those with known hypercalcaemia, myeloma, sarcoidosis and cancer |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/01/2004 |
| Anticipated end date | 01/01/2006 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | Not provided at time of registration |
| Interventions | 1. Treated group receive cholecalciferol 2.5 mg every 3 months
2. No intervention in control group |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publications | Results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=16641143 |
| Sources of funding | The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust (UK) |
| Sponsor name | The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust (UK) |
| Sponsor details | 24 Manchester Square
London
United Kingdom
W1U 3TH |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7487 5851 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 (0)20 7224 3976 |
| Sponsor email | julesthorntrust@compuserve.com |
| Sponsor website | http://www.julesthorntrust.org.uk/ |
| Contact name | Dr Malcolm Law |
| Contact details | Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine
Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine
St Bartholomew's and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry
Charterhouse Square
London
United Kingdom
EC1M 6BQ |
| Contact telephone | +44 (0)20 7882 6281 |
| Contact fax | +44 (0)20 7882 6270 |
| Contact email | M.R.Law@mds.qmw.ac.uk |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN47348080 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
