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Short-term vitamin D plus calcium did not prevent falls more than calcium alone in elderly inpatients

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebn.11.2.58

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    E Burleigh

    Dr E Burleigh, Victoria Infirmary, Glasgow, UK; Liz.Burleigh@sgh.scot.nhs.uk

    QUESTION

    In elderly hospital inpatients, does vitamin D plus calcium prevent falls more than calcium alone?

    METHODS

    Design:

    randomised controlled trial.

    Allocation:

    concealed.

    Blinding:

    blinded (patients, {clinicians, data collectors, data analysts, and outcome assessors}*).

    Follow-up period:

    until discharge, transfer to another unit, or death (median hospital stay 30 d).

    Setting:

    an acute geriatric unit in a UK hospital.

    Patients:

    205 inpatients (median age 84 y, 59% women, 85% had a history of falls) who were ⩾65 years of age and newly transferred or admitted to general assessment or rehabilitation wards. Exclusion criteria included known hypercalcaemia, urolithiasis, renal dialysis therapy, terminal status, bed-bound with a reduced Glasgow Coma Scale, current use of calcium and vitamin D supplements, and designation of “nil …

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    • Source of funding: Strakan Pharmaceuticals supplied study drugs.