Study of Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypovitaminosis C in Long Term Care Unit

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

100

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2019

Primary Completion Date

June 14, 2019

Study Completion Date

June 14, 2019

Conditions
Vitamin C DeficiencyScurvy
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Blood sample

"A blood sample will be taken by the nurse of our unit within a week after their consent. It consists as a simple blood sample and it will be taken during the normal analysis planed by the chief of the service in order to avoid to collect two different samples.~The measurement method will use equipment from the Lyon Sud hospital laboratory. The samples need a pre-treatment in the 3 hours after taking the blood to avoid the oxidation of vitamin C and a result lower than expected."

Trial Locations (1)

69005

Unité de soins Longue Durée, Hôpital Pierre Garraud (Hospices Civils de Lyon), Lyon

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Hospices Civils de Lyon

OTHER

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