Vitamin D, Omega-3, and Combination Vitamins B, C and Zinc Supplementation for the Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19

NCT ID: NCT04828538

Last Updated: 2022-11-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-01-01

Study Completion Date

2021-12-31

Brief Summary

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The NUTROVID Factorial Trials

The purpose of the NUTROVID-Prevent and NUTROVID-Treat Factorial Trials is to determine whether Vitamin B Complex, Vitamin C, and Zinc; Vitamin D; and Omega3, taken at dosages approximating recommended dosages, can reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, mortality.

Detailed Description

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Inadequate vitamin intake is common in Mexico. Vitamin deficiency is hypothesized as a risk factor for COVID-19 infection and severe outcomes. Specifically, Vitamin D has been hypothesized as a regulator of the inflammatory cytokine response; Vitamin C may help reduce the risk of a cytokine storm and support the immune system; Vitamin B reduces pro-inflammatory cytokine levels, helps improve respiratory function, reduces hypercoagulability, and promotes endothelial structural integrity; Resolvins, derived from Omega3s, are a type of specialized pro-resolving lipid autacoid mediators hypothesized to prevent cytokine storms. Elemental Zinc is hypothesized to inhibit the replication of viruses.

The NUTROVID-Prevent and NUTROVID-Treat Factorial Trials are testing the efficacy of these supplements (Vitamins B, C, D, Zinc, and Omega 3) when used over a 60 day period among those who test positive (Treat) and negative (Prevent) for SARS-COV-2 via a PCR test.

The NUTROVID Trials utilize an innovative and cost-efficient approach, leveraging the existing infrastructure of the hospital system in San Luis Potosí province of Mexico. For NUTROVID-Treat, we aim to enroll \~1,800 adults who have recently tested positive for SARS-Cov-2 and who have given informed consent. These \~1,800 adult females and males age 18 or older will be enrolled and randomized into the NUTROVID Treat Factorial Trial's 2x2x2 arms, in which 50% of the population will have a chance to receive any combination of the 3 supplement formulations; the other 50% will receive the respective placebos.

Those who test negative will be randomized into the NUTROVID-Prevent Factorial Trial's 2x2x2 arms, in which 50% of the population will have a chance to receive any combination of the 3 supplement formulations; the other 50% will receive the respective placebos. For NUTROVID-Prevent, we also aim to recruit \~1,800 adults, females and males.

Hospital staff will review medical records for vital events and conduct patient and family follow-up until \~November 2021.

Conditions

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Covid19

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Double-blind randomized, placebo-controlled double blinded 2x2x2 factorial trials (includes 2 trials: treatment cohort and prevention cohort) of the following oral supplementation treatments for up to 60 days per person:

Factorial 1 (F1): 4000 IU Vitamin D vs placebo Factorial 2 (F2): 1000mg Omega DHA/EPA vs. placebo Factorial 3 (F3): Combination 1000 mg Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex\*\* and Zinc Acetate, 100 mg/day vs. placebo

\*\*(Vitamin B complex components: B12=1 mg; B6=50 mg; B9=2.5 mg; B1
Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Caregivers

Study Groups

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1 - Vitamin D, Omega 3, Vitamins B, C, Zinc

Vitamin D of F1 Omega 3 of F2 Vitamins B, C, Zinc of F3

\[60 days\]

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vitamin D

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Daily 4000 IU Vitamin D for 60 days

Omega DHA / EPA

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Daily 1000mg Omega DHA/EPA for 60 days

Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex and Zinc Acetate

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Combination 1000 mg Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex\*\* and Zinc Acetate, 100 mg/day for 60 days

\*\*(Vitamin B complex components: B12=1 mg; B6=50 mg; B9=2.5 mg; B1=100 mg; B2=100 mg; B3=14 mg; B7=50 mg)

2 - Vitamin D, Omega 3

Vitamin D of F1 Omega 3 of F2 Placebo of F3

\[60 days\]

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vitamin D

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Daily 4000 IU Vitamin D for 60 days

Omega DHA / EPA

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Daily 1000mg Omega DHA/EPA for 60 days

3 - Vitamin D, Vitamins B, C, Zinc

Vitamin D of F1 Placebo of F2 Vitamins B, C, Zinc of F3

\[60 days\]

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vitamin D

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Daily 4000 IU Vitamin D for 60 days

Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex and Zinc Acetate

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Combination 1000 mg Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex\*\* and Zinc Acetate, 100 mg/day for 60 days

\*\*(Vitamin B complex components: B12=1 mg; B6=50 mg; B9=2.5 mg; B1=100 mg; B2=100 mg; B3=14 mg; B7=50 mg)

4 - Vitamin D

Vitamin D of F1 Placebo of F2 Placebo of F3

\[60 days\]

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vitamin D

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Daily 4000 IU Vitamin D for 60 days

5 - Omega 3, Vitamins B, C, Zinc,

Placebo of F1 Omega 3 of F2 Vitamins B, C, Zinc of F3

\[60 days\]

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Omega DHA / EPA

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Daily 1000mg Omega DHA/EPA for 60 days

Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex and Zinc Acetate

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Combination 1000 mg Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex\*\* and Zinc Acetate, 100 mg/day for 60 days

\*\*(Vitamin B complex components: B12=1 mg; B6=50 mg; B9=2.5 mg; B1=100 mg; B2=100 mg; B3=14 mg; B7=50 mg)

6 - Omega 3

Placebo of F1 Omega 3 of F2 Placebo of F3

\[60 days\]

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Omega DHA / EPA

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Daily 1000mg Omega DHA/EPA for 60 days

7 - Vitamins B, C, Zinc

Placebo of F1 Placebo of F2 Vitamins B, C, Zinc of F3

\[60 days\]

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex and Zinc Acetate

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Combination 1000 mg Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex\*\* and Zinc Acetate, 100 mg/day for 60 days

\*\*(Vitamin B complex components: B12=1 mg; B6=50 mg; B9=2.5 mg; B1=100 mg; B2=100 mg; B3=14 mg; B7=50 mg)

8 - No Interventions

Placebo of F1 Placebo of F2 Placebo of F3

\[60 days\]

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo

Interventions

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Vitamin D

Daily 4000 IU Vitamin D for 60 days

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Omega DHA / EPA

Daily 1000mg Omega DHA/EPA for 60 days

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex and Zinc Acetate

Combination 1000 mg Vitamin C, Vitamin B complex\*\* and Zinc Acetate, 100 mg/day for 60 days

\*\*(Vitamin B complex components: B12=1 mg; B6=50 mg; B9=2.5 mg; B1=100 mg; B2=100 mg; B3=14 mg; B7=50 mg)

Intervention Type DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

* Patients requiring immediate intubation or deemed likely to die within 48 hours.
* Patients deemed likely for transfer to an ICU within 48 hours.
* Patients currently taking oral corticosteroids for any reason at the time of presentation for care.
* Patients included in any other interventional trial.
* Uncontrolled bacterial superinfection.
* Severe chronic kidney disease (stage 4) or requiring dialysis (i.e. eGFR \< 30).
* Pregnant women or women who are breastfeeding.
* Immunocompromised patients.
* Any patient with recent treatment (past 30 days) of immunosuppressive agents including (but not restricted to) DMARDs, corticosteroids, antibody therapy, intravenous immunoglobulins etc.
* Patients with acute myocardial infarction.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Hospital de la Soledad

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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A Yáñez Admin

On-site Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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José Yañez

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

General Hospital Soledad

Locations

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Hospital de Soledad

San Luis Potosí City, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Site Status

Countries

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Mexico

References

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Laird E, Rhodes J, Kenny RA. Vitamin D and Inflammation: Potential Implications for Severity of Covid-19. Ir Med J. 2020 May 7;113(5):81.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32603576 (View on PubMed)

Boretti A, Banik BK. Intravenous vitamin C for reduction of cytokines storm in acute respiratory distress syndrome. PharmaNutrition. 2020 Jun;12:100190. doi: 10.1016/j.phanu.2020.100190. Epub 2020 Apr 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32322486 (View on PubMed)

Panigrahy D, Gilligan MM, Huang S, Gartung A, Cortes-Puch I, Sime PJ, Phipps RP, Serhan CN, Hammock BD. Inflammation resolution: a dual-pronged approach to averting cytokine storms in COVID-19? Cancer Metastasis Rev. 2020 Jun;39(2):337-340. doi: 10.1007/s10555-020-09889-4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32385712 (View on PubMed)

Shakoor H, Feehan J, Mikkelsen K, Al Dhaheri AS, Ali HI, Platat C, Ismail LC, Stojanovska L, Apostolopoulos V. Be well: A potential role for vitamin B in COVID-19. Maturitas. 2021 Feb;144:108-111. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2020.08.007. Epub 2020 Aug 15. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32829981 (View on PubMed)

Entrenas Castillo M, Entrenas Costa LM, Vaquero Barrios JM, Alcala Diaz JF, Lopez Miranda J, Bouillon R, Quesada Gomez JM. "Effect of calcifediol treatment and best available therapy versus best available therapy on intensive care unit admission and mortality among patients hospitalized for COVID-19: A pilot randomized clinical study". J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2020 Oct;203:105751. doi: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2020.105751. Epub 2020 Aug 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32871238 (View on PubMed)

Singh M, Das RR. Zinc for the common cold. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jun 18;(6):CD001364. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001364.pub4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23775705 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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102020

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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