Safety and Immunologic Effect of Low Dose Versus High Dose Vitamin D3 in Multiple Sclerosis

NCT ID: NCT01024777

Last Updated: 2013-02-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and the immunologic effects of supplementation with low-dose and high-dose cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Multiple Sclerosis Vitamin D Deficiency

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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High dose cholecalciferol

Patients in the high dose arm will receive 10,000 international units of cholecalciferol daily.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cholecalciferol

Intervention Type DRUG

Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) 10,000 IU in tablet form will be taken once daily for the duration of the trial (6 months)

Low dose cholecalciferol

Patients enrolled in the low dose arm will receive up to 1000 international units of cholecalciferol daily.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cholecalciferol

Intervention Type DRUG

Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) 400 IU in tablet form will be taken once daily for the duration of the trial (6 months)

Interventions

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Cholecalciferol

Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) 10,000 IU in tablet form will be taken once daily for the duration of the trial (6 months)

Intervention Type DRUG

Cholecalciferol

Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) 400 IU in tablet form will be taken once daily for the duration of the trial (6 months)

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Vitamin D3 Vitamin D3

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Between ages of 18-55 years (inclusive)
* Serum 25(OH) vitamin D levels between 20-50 ng/mL and a candidate for vitamin D supplementation
* Patients with or without immunomodulatory therapy for RRMS
* Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

Exclusion Criteria

* Serum 25(OH) vitamin D deficient level \< 20 ng/mL
* High dose vitamin D supplementation in the past 3 months
* Pregnancy
* History of tuberculosis, hyperparathyroidism, sarcoidosis or kidney stones
* Baseline serum creatinine above 1.5
* Hypersensitivity to vitamin D preparations
* Milk allergy
* Unable to consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Peter A. Calabresi

Professor of Neurology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Peter Calabresi, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Johns Hopkins University

John Ratchford, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Johns Hopkins University

Locations

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Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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NA_00023005

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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