Vitamin D Supplementation and Tibia Fracture. Does it Improve Healing Rate?

NCT ID: NCT03232216

Last Updated: 2017-11-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

682 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-11-21

Study Completion Date

2023-08-18

Brief Summary

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This study evaluates the effect of Vitamin D3 supplementation in healing rate of tibia fractures in adult patients with low vitamin D. Half of participants will receive Vitamin D3 supplementation while the other will receive placebo.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Tibial Fractures Vitamin D Deficiency Fracture Healing

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Vitamin D3 supplementation. Deficiency.

Vitamin D3 50.000 UI in each packet of powder for solution. Two packets every week for 5 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vitamin D3.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin D3 50.000 UI in each packet of powder for oral solution.

Placebo. Deficiency.

Placebo of Vitamin D3 50.000 UI in each packet of powder for oral solution. Two packets every week for 5 weeks.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo of Vitamin D3 50.000 UI in each packet of powder for oral solution.

Vitamin D3 supplementation.Insufficiency

Vitamin D3 50.000 UI in each packet of powder for oral solution. Two packets every week for 3 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vitamin D3.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin D3 50.000 UI in each packet of powder for oral solution.

Placebo. Insufficiency.

Placebo of Vitamin D3 50.000 UI in each packet of powder for oral solution. Two packets every week for 3 weeks.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo of Vitamin D3 50.000 UI in each packet of powder for oral solution.

Interventions

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Vitamin D3.

Vitamin D3 50.000 UI in each packet of powder for oral solution.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Placebo of Vitamin D3 50.000 UI in each packet of powder for oral solution.

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Other Intervention Names

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Cholecalciferol

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Tibial fracture
* ASA physical status classification system I-II.
* 25 hydroxyvitamin D below 30ng/ml)
* Fracture treatment with reamed intramedullary nail

Exclusion Criteria

* Open Fractures Gustillo III B and III C
* Closed Soft tissue injury with Tscherne classification of III
* Acute Compartment Syndrome
* Pathology fractures (That occur in abnormal bone, for example in the presence of tumor, cyst or Paget disease)
* Other Fractures in lower limbs or spine that does not allow full weight bearing of the operated tibia after 4 weeks
* More than 7 days of evolution from fracture occurrence
* Diabetes mellitus with HbA1c more or equal than 7%
* Peripheral vascular disease
* Rickets
* Pre-existing disorders of the metabolism of Vitamin D and/or homeostasis of calcium and phosphorous (ie. Hepatic insufficiency, congenital defects of the vitamin D metabolism, disorders of the parathyroid glands, hypo or hyper calcemia)
* Renal failure with glomerular filtration rate below 60ml/min according to MDRD-4.
* Patients using nephrotoxic medications in high doses, requiring periodical monitoring of glomerular filtration rate
* Patients undergoing with nephrotic syndrome or that suffered it in the past
* Patients that suffered nephrolithiasis or urolithiasis
* Pregnant women
* Patients with allergy to vitamin D or other contraindications for vitamin D3 prescription
* Patients that are taking multivitamin supplements containing vitamin D and will not suspend taking them during the study.
* Patients that are not able to swallow a cup of water
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

59 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Hospital del Trabajador de Santiago

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sebastián Drago Pérez

Orthopedic Surgeon

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sebastian Drago

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hospital del Trabajador de Santiago

Locations

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Hospital del Trabajador de Santiago

Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Chile

Central Contacts

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Sebastian Drago, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +56992191310

Email: [email protected]

Jose Rojas, MD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +56991671221

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Sebastián R Drago, MD

Role: primary

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND

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Other Identifiers

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ViDco

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id