NCT00204893

Brief Summary

This is a Phase I, single center, open-label study of the dietary supplement calcium formate in normal, healthy female subjects. The purpose of the study is to determine whether daily use of calcium formate is safe and whether it accumulates in the eye.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
12

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_1 healthy

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2003

Longer than P75 for phase_1 healthy

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2003

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 12, 2005

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

September 20, 2005

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2007

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

March 7, 2019

Status Verified

March 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

3.7 years

First QC Date

September 12, 2005

Last Update Submit

March 5, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Vision Testing (refraction) over baseline

    Participants will be refracted at baseline and the resultant lens correction will be used for testing visual acuity at all subsequent visits. If a participant's visual acuity drops 10 letters or more at any visit, the participant will be re-refracted and the visual acuity will be tested again with the new lens correction in place.

    Up to 15 days

  • Change in Serum Formate Levels over baseline

    To test for accumulation of formate, morning blood samples for determination of formate will be obtained at screening, prior to administration of the first dose of calcium formate on Study Days 1, 2, 3, and 8 and on day 15. Blood samples for determination of formate will also be obtained approximately 40-60 minutes after ingestion of the second dose on Study Days 1, 2 and 3.

    Up to 15 days

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Change in Visual Acuity over baseline

    Up to 15 days

  • Change in 100 Hue Vision Testing results over baseline

    Up to 15 days

  • Change in ERG/VEP over baseline

    Up to 15 days

  • Change in Visual Fields over baseline

    Up to 15 days

  • Fundus Photography

    Up to 15 days

Study Arms (1)

Open label

EXPERIMENTAL

Each participant will be treated with three 3900 mg doses of calcium formate on each study day (i.e., days 1-14).

Drug: calcium formate

Interventions

Calcium formate - Each uncoated white tablet will contain 650 mg of calcium formate, (equivalent to 200 mg elemental calcium). Nephro-Tech, LLC, will formulate and provide the calcium formate tablets for the study.

Open label

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Healthy females

You may not qualify if:

  • no ocular diseases

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics

Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Altaweel MM, Hanzlik RP, Ver Hoeve JN, Eells J, Zhang B. Ocular and systemic safety evaluation of calcium formate as a dietary supplement. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Jun;25(3):223-30. doi: 10.1089/jop.2008.0128.

MeSH Terms

Interventions

formic acid

Study Officials

  • Michael M Altaweel, MD

    University of Wisconsin, Madison

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 1
Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 12, 2005

First Posted

September 20, 2005

Study Start

July 1, 2003

Primary Completion

March 1, 2007

Study Completion

March 1, 2007

Last Updated

March 7, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-03

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