Vitamin D Supplement in Preventing Colon Cancer in African Americans With Colon Polyps

NCT ID: NCT00870961

Last Updated: 2013-09-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

22 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-02-28

Study Completion Date

2012-06-30

Brief Summary

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RATIONALE: Chemoprevention is the use of certain drugs to keep cancer from forming. The use of vitamin D may keep colorectal cancer from forming in patients with colon polyps.

PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying a vitamin D supplement to see how well it works compared with a placebo in preventing colorectal cancer in African Americans with colon polyps.

Detailed Description

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OBJECTIVES:

Primary

* To determine the accrual rate of African Americans with adenomatous polyps to a 6-month randomized intervention trial comprising supplementation with either cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) or placebo.
* To determine the compliance rates in patients treated with these regimens.

Secondary

* To compare changes in pre- and post-treatment vitamin D levels in patients treated with these regimens.
* To correlate vitamin D levels with vitamin D modifiers, such as levels of skin pigmentation, dietary vitamin D intake, and sun exposure in this patient population.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

* Arm I: Patients receive oral cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) supplementation daily for up to 6 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
* Arm II: Patients receive oral placebo supplementation daily for up to 6 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Patients complete questionnaires about demographics, dietary vitamin D intake, personal history (e.g., ancestry, alcohol and tobacco intake, occupation, height, and weight), medical history (e.g., personal and family history of colorectal cancer and polyps), and ultraviolet radiation exposure.

Blood samples are collected at baseline and at 6 months for correlative laboratory studies. Blood samples are analyzed for vitamin D levels by enzyme immunoassay. Patients also undergo assessment of skin pigmentation in sunprotected and sunexposed areas of skin by reflectance spectrometry at baseline.

Conditions

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Colorectal Cancer Precancerous Condition

Keywords

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colon cancer rectal cancer adenomatous polyp

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Arm I

Patients receive oral cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) supplementation daily for up to 6 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cholecalciferol

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Given orally

Arm II

Patients receive oral placebo supplementation daily for up to 6 months in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Given orally

Interventions

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cholecalciferol

Given orally

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

placebo

Given orally

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:

* Histologically confirmed adenomatous polyp

* At least 1 adenoma
* Self-identified as an African American AND undergoing screening or diagnostic colonoscopy at the University of Chicago
* No history of colon or rectal cancer or hereditary or familial colon cancer (e.g., hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer or familial adenomatous polyposis)

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:

* Total bilirubin normal
* AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal
* Creatinine normal
* Albumin ≥ 3.0 mg/dL
* Baseline serum calcium level normal
* Not pregnant
* No history of thyroid disease
* No history of renal stones

PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:

* See Disease Characteristics
* No other concurrent vitamin D intake
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Cancer Institute (NCI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Northwestern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Halla Nimeiri, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center

Locations

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Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

University of Chicago Cancer Research Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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P30CA060553

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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NU-08I3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

STU00005964

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

NU 08I3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id