Zinc Supplementation and Infections in Older Medical Patients
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
Medical Patients in the Emergency Department
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 65 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 8,000 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of zinc supplementation once daily for 12 months in older acute medical patients. The main question it aims to answer is:
• Can daily zinc supplementation for 12 months increase Days Alive and Out of Hospital (DAOH)? Researchers will compare zinc supplementation to a control group, a group who do not receive zinc supplementation, to see…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* All medical patients aged ≥ 65 years assessed at the Medical Emergency Department, Herlev Hospital
Exclusion Criteria:
* Self-supplementing with zinc at time of assessment (\> 10 mg zinc/day)
* Terminal illness (life expectancy \< 6 months, estimated by Clinical Frailty Scal…
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