45
Participants
Start Date
March 31, 2015
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2016
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2016
Vitamin D3 2000IU/daily 3 months
Vitamin D will be provided in the form of a daily capsule over 3 months containing 2000IU of Vitamin D3 suspended in oil (manufactured and provided by DSM) with the aim of raising 25OHD levels to sufficiency (\>50nmol/L) by 3 months.
PA intervention People with Osteoarthritis Walking Programme
The PA intervention will aim to increase levels of PA safely in our defined population. Participant are given a pedometer at the start of the intervention and encouraged to record their daily step counts and set step goals using the online system provided (POW: People with osteoarthritis walking programme).
Placebo capsule (Vitamin D): edible oil
Placebo capsules will be administered over 3 months, as daily capsules (identical to Vitamin D capsules) containing edible oil (manufactured and provided by DSM)
Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool
North Tyneside General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
OTHER
Newcastle University
OTHER