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Last refreshed on: 14 September 2015
Main ID:  NCT02543671
Date of registration: 03/09/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Harokopio University
Public title: Investigation of Vitamin D3 Enriched, Reduced-fat Yellow Cheese Efficacy to Prevent Vitamin D Deficiency
Scientific title: Investigation of Vitamin D3 Enriched, Reduced-fat Yellow Cheese Efficacy to Prevent Vitamin D Deficiency
Date of first enrolment: October 2014
Target sample size: 80
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02543671
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Greece
Contacts
Name:     Yannis Manios, Associate Professor
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Affiliation:  Harokopio University, Athens
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- subjects are eligible if they are 55-75 years of age

- being at menopause for more than 5 years

- they used to consume cheese daily

- those with a Body Mass Index (BMI) range 20-33kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

- having any disease/ pathology that interacts with vitamin D metabolism

- taking medications that interact with vitamin D metabolism or vitamin D supplements
for medical reasons (e.g. osteoporosis)

- planned vacation to a sunny holiday destination during the intervention period

- having a cow's milk allergy

- having a drugs and/or alcohol abuse



Age minimum: 55 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Hypovitaminosis D
Deficiency of Micronutrients
Intervention(s)
Other: plain (non-fortified) reduced-fat yellow cheese
Other: vitamin D3 enriched, reduced-fat yellow cheese
Primary Outcome(s)
serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
role limitations due to physical health scale, Short Form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
vitality scale, Short Form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
emotional well-being scale, Short Form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
physical functioning scale, Short Form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
bodily pain scale, Short Form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
role limitations due to emotional problems scale, Short Form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
social functioning scale, Short Form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
general health scale, Short Form 36 health survey questionnaire (SF-36) [Time Frame: 8 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
613977
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
University College Cork
FrieslandCampina
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