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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| SSRF2012-01 | Other Grant/Funding Number | SSRF2012-01 |
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We will study whether taking vitamin D improves asthma control and spirometric values in elderly asthmatics.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Vitamin D 2,000 I.U. daily | Experimental | Study subjects will take 2,000 I.U. vitamin D daily for three months |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Vitamin D 2,000 I.U. | Dietary Supplement |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Improvement in Asthma Control Test (ACT) score | Three months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Improvement in pulmonary function tests values (FEV1%, etc.) | Three months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Serum vitamin D and calcium levels | Three months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Michele Columbo, M.D. | Rohr and Columbo Associates | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Rohr and Columbo Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Specialists | Bryn Mawr | Pennsylvania | 19010 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 25221606 | Derived | Columbo M, Panettieri RA Jr, Rohr AS. Asthma in the elderly: a study of the role of vitamin D. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2014 Sep 5;10(1):48. doi: 10.1186/1710-1492-10-48. eCollection 2014. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001249 | Asthma |
| ID | Term |
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| D001982 | Bronchial Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D008173 | Lung Diseases, Obstructive |
| D008171 | Lung Diseases |
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| D012130 |
| Respiratory Hypersensitivity |
| D006969 | Hypersensitivity, Immediate |
| D006967 | Hypersensitivity |
| D007154 | Immune System Diseases |