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Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation, Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation, or a Strength-Training Exercise Program on Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults: The DO-HEALTH Randomized Clinical Trial
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Importance: The benefits of vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids, and exercise in disease prevention remain unclear. Objective: To test whether vitamin D, omega-3s, and a strength-training exercise program, alone or in combination, improved 6 health outcomes among older adults. Design, Setting, and Participants: Double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2 × 2 × 2 factorial randomized clinical trial among 2157 adults aged 70 years or older who had no major health events in the 5 years prior to enrollment and had sufficient mobility and good cognitive status. Patients were recruited between December 2012 and November 2014, and final follow-up was in November 2017. Interventions: Participants were randomized to 3 years of intervention in 1 of the following 8 groups: 2000 IU/d of vitamin D3, 1 g/d of omega-3s, and a strength-training exercise program (n = 264); vitamin D3 and omega-3s (n = 265); vitamin D3 and exercise (n = 275); vitamin D3 alone (n = 272); omega-3s and exercise (n = 275); omega-3s alone (n = 269); exercise alone (n = 267); or placebo (n = 270). Main Outcomes and Measures: The 6 primary outcomes were change in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP), Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), and incidence rates (IRs) of nonvertebral fractures and infections over 3 years. Based on multiple comparisons of 6 primary end points, 99% confidence intervals are presented and P < .01 was required for statistical significance. Results: Among 2157 randomized participants (mean age, 74.9 years; 61.7% women), 1900 (88%) completed the study. Median follow-up was 2.99 years. Overall, there were no statistically significant benefits of any intervention individually or in combination for the 6 end points at 3 years. For instance, the differences in mean change in systolic BP with vitamin D vs no vitamin D and with omega-3s vs no omega-3s were both -0.8 (99% CI, -2.1 to 0.5) mm Hg, with P < .13 and P < .11, respectively; the difference in mean change in diastolic BP with omega-3s vs no omega-3s was -0.5 (99% CI, -1.2 to 0.2) mm Hg; P = .06); and the difference in mean change in IR of infections with omega-3s vs no omega-3s was -0.13 (99% CI, -0.23 to -0.03), with an IR ratio of 0.89 (99% CI, 0.78-1.01; P = .02). No effects were found on the outcomes of SPPB, MoCA, and incidence of nonvertebral fractures). A total of 25 deaths were reported, with similar numbers in all treatment groups. Conclusions and Relevance: Among adults without major comorbidities aged 70 years or older, treatment with vitamin D3, omega-3s, or a strength-training exercise program did not result in statistically significant differences in improvement in systolic or diastolic blood pressure, nonvertebral fractures, physical performance, infection rates, or cognitive function. These findings do not support the effectiveness of these 3 interventions for these clinical outcomes. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01745263.
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“Strength training is recommended in older adults to improve physical function.7,8,9,10”
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“Micronutrient optimization, especially with ≥ 800 IU/day of vitamin D and adequate calcium, is important for muscle function and fall prevention [119].”
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“83% of participants in DO-HEALTH were at least moderately physically active at baseline, yet were prescribed exercise that did not challenge their capacities sufficiently to induce adaptation [312].”
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“in a 5-country European healthy longevity trial, DO-HEALTH, testing a simple low intensity, home-based, body weight/elastic band exercise program in 2157 generally healthy and active adults age 70 and older compared with a control exercise of seated stretching, found no benefit of the exercise program on fracture reduction [312] or BMD [313] over a 3-year follow-up.”
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“Similarly the DO-HEALTH study [312] of low intensity exercises, which had no benefit for bone health or other clinical outcomes, was also ineffective for falls prevention.”
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“in a 5-country European healthy longevity trial, DO-HEALTH, testing a simple low intensity, home-based, body weight/elastic band exercise program in 2157 generally healthy and active adults age 70 and older compared with a control exercise of seated stretching, found no benefit of the exercise program on fracture reduction [312] or BMD [313] over a 3-year follow-up.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A., Vellas, B., Rizzoli, R., Kressig, R. W., da Silva, J. A. P., Blauth, M., Felson, D. T., McCloskey, E. V., Watzl, B., Hofbauer, L. C., Felsenberg, D., Willett, W. C., Dawson-Hughes, B., Manson, J. E., Siebert, U., Theiler, R., Staehelin, H. B., de Godoi Rezende Costa Molino, C., Chocano-Bedoya, P. O., Abderhalden, L. A., Egli, A., Kanis, J. A., Orav, E. J., & DO-HEALTH Research Group
- Affiliations
- University of Zurich (CH)
- Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (FR)
- University of Geneva (CH)
- University of Basel (CH)
- Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
- Boston University (US)
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- Max Rubner Institut (DE)
- Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden (DE)
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Harvard University (US)
- Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Center on Aging and Mobility, University Hospital Zurich, City Hospital Waid & Triemli and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A.
- ORCID
- Venue
- JAMA
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2020-11-10
- Volume
- 324
- Issue
- 18
- Pages
- 1855
- ISSN
- 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
- 0098-7484
- PMC
- PMC7656284
- OpenAlex
- W3099091911
- Cited by
- 353
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2026: 43 · 2025: 65 · 2024: 70 · 2023: 65 · 2022: 61 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 4
- FWCI
- 28.77
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- JAMA (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- OpenAgrar (submittedVersion)
- Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Pfizer
- Nestec
- Medical Research Council (MR/P020941/1)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (P30AR072571)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Vitamin D Research Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
- Keywords
- vitamin D supplementation, omega-3 fatty acids, resistance training, older adults, blood pressure, physical function, cognitive function, non-vertebral fractures, infection, disease prevention, combination supplementation, exercise intervention, frailty, sarcopenia, quality of life, health-related quality of life, anxiety, social isolation
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cholecalciferol, Cognition Disorders, Double-Blind Method, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Health Status, Humans, Hypertension, Immunity, Male, Physical Fitness, Vitamins, Fatty Acids, Omega-3, Treatment Outcome, Dietary Supplements, Fractures, Bone, Resistance Training
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