Effect of Supplemental Vitamin D on Skeletal Muscle Function in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients

Completed · Phase 3 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not vitamin D supplementation can improve physical performance in persons with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00914810

Run by

Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center

People needed

39

Starts

2009-06-01

Expected to finish

2011-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-06-11

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• COPD
• Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) < or = 50% of predicted
• Smoking history of at least 10 pack-years
• Able to ambulate independently or with the use of an ambulatory assist device (such as a cane or walker)

You may not qualify if…

• Currently taking > 500 I.U. per day of vitamin D supplements
• Primary diagnosis of asthma
• Uncompensated heart failure
• Heart attack in the previous 6 months
• Kidney disease (glomerular filtration rate < 45 mL/min/1.73m2)

Where it is running

• Minneapolis VA Medical Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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