Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Craig Anderson
ORCID ID
Contact details
Clinical Trials Research Unit
University of Auckland
Private Bag 92 019
Auckland
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New Zealand
+64 (0)9 373 7599 ext. 84713
c.anderson@ctru.auckland.ac.nz
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
FITNESS
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Older patients with physical disability ('frailty')
Intervention
Factorial randomised control trial examining:
1. A single high dose of vitamin D (300 000 IU) or placebo
2. Progressive resistance exercise training or attention control (social) visits over 12 weeks
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/01/1999
Overall trial end date
01/01/2003
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Older patients (65 years or more) who are recently hospitalised and considered to be in 'frail' physical condition and may benefit from interventions
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/01/1999
Recruitment end date
01/01/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
New Zealand
Trial participating centre
Clinical Trials Research Unit
Auckland
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New Zealand
Sponsor information
Organisation
Auckland UniServices Ltd (New Zealand)
Sponsor details
University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland
1020
New Zealand
+64 (0)9 373 7999
postmaster@auckland.ac.nz
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research council
Funder name
Health Research Council of New Zealand (New Zealand)
Alternative name(s)
HRC
Funding Body Type
government organisation
Funding Body Subtype
National government
Location
New Zealand
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
Results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=12588571
Publication citations
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Results
Latham NK, Anderson CS, Lee A, Bennett DA, Moseley A, Cameron ID, , A randomized, controlled trial of quadriceps resistance exercise and vitamin D in frail older people: the Frailty Interventions Trial in Elderly Subjects (FITNESS)., J Am Geriatr Soc, 2003, 51, 3, 291-299.