The D-Health Trial: a large-scale population-based trial of vitamin D supplementation for improving the health of older adults

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1120682

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

The D-Health Trial is a randomised placebo-controlled trial of vitamin D supplementation for improving the health of older Australian adults. Over 21,000 people were recruited and randomised to monthly doses of vitamin D or placebo. This grant will enable completion of the planned 5 years of supplementation and long-term follow-up of mortality and cancer. The results of the trial will inform decisions about food fortification and/or supplementation with vitamin D.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2021

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $2,591,860.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Preventive Medicine

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cancer | cardiovascular disease prevention | mortality | randomised trial | vitamin D

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