Micronutrients and Immunity in Elderly Patients
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN32588315 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN32588315 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N0034155985 |
- Submission date
- 30/09/2005
- Registration date
- 30/09/2005
- Last edited
- 19/08/2015
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English Summary
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Saleh Gariballa
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Medicine
Barnsley District General Hospital
Gawber Road
Barnsley
S75 2EP
United Kingdom
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Not Specified |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | Micronutrients and Immunity in Elderly Patients |
| Study hypothesis | 1. To study the relationship between certain nutrients in the blood, immunity against infection and susceptibility to infections in older people 2. To generate data to enable us to apply for external funding for the main study |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Condition | Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine |
| Intervention | Micronutrients versus no micronutrients |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Micronutrient status, oxidative stress, degree of inflammation, innate and adaptive immune responses, nutritional status (anthropometric and biochemical measures) |
| Secondary outcome measures | Not provided at time of registration |
| Overall study start date | 01/03/2005 |
| Overall study end date | 30/09/2007 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Senior |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 20 septic and 20 non-septic patients |
| Participant inclusion criteria | 20 septic and 20 non-septic patients, aged 65 years and over |
| Participant exclusion criteria | Patients in coma, patients diagnosed with malignancy, patients diagnosed with severe medical or psychiatric illness, patients with bleeding disorders, patients taking micronutrient supplements, anticonvulsants or antifolate drugs. |
| Recruitment start date | 01/03/2005 |
| Recruitment end date | 30/09/2007 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
Barnsley District General Hospital
Barnsley
S75 2EP
United Kingdom
S75 2EP
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Department of Health
Government
Government
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)20 7307 2622 |
|---|---|
| dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk | |
| Website | http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en |
Funders
Funder type
Government
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK) NHS R&D programme
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
