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NCT03061409

Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation Improves Micronutrient Status in Older Adults

Completed NA Last updated 10 May 2019
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Pharmavite Nature Made Multi for Him 50+ in Nutrient Deficiency in 54 participants. Completed in 15 March 2019.

Timeline
1 May 2016
Primary endpoint
15 March 2019
15 March 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsorTufts University
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingtriple
Primary purposeprevention
Enrollment54
Start date1 May 2016
Primary completion15 March 2019
Estimated completion15 March 2019
Sites1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Tufts University

Who can join

Adults 45 to 75, any sex, with Nutrient Deficiency. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Nutrient intake through diet and nutritional supplements are critical determinants of plasma nutrient status. In addition, untoward drug-nutrient can contribute to nutritional inadequacy. Among medications used by the elderly in the US, diuretics, metformin, and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are ranked among the most commonly prescribed. Use of these medications is variously associated with inadequate status of many micronutrients, e.g., vitamins B1, B9 (folate), B12, C, and thiamine and the minerals calcium, iron, potassium, magnesium, and zinc. While diets rich in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables can help decrease the risk for micronutrient inadequacy in older adults using one or more of these drugs, supplementation may prove more effective to restoring and/or enhancing their nutrient status. When compared to a placebo, investigators hypothesize that a multivitamin-multi-mineral (MVM) supplement will improve nutritional status in older adults at increased risk of micronutrient inadequacy induced by drugs commonly used by this population, specifically diuretics, metformin, and PPIs. Investigators also hypothesize that MVM supplementation will beneficially modify selected biomarkers or biochemical pathways of cellular function/health. To test these hypotheses, investigators will conduct a randomized clinical trial by pursuing the following specific aims: 1) To determine the extent by which MVM supplementation (compared to placebo) will increase the plasma status of vitamins B12, C, D, folic acid, and thiamine and the minerals iron, magnesium, potassium, and zinc; 2) To quantify indices of 'metabolic health' including one or more of the following biomarkers: glutathione (GSH)/glutathione disulfide (GSSG) ratio, ubiquinol/ubiquinone, malondialdehyde (MDA), asymmetric dimethyl arginine (ADMA), selected cytokines and chemokines, homocysteine, methylmalonic acid (MMA).

Publications & conference data

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