Study Stopped
It was not possible to enroll the planned amount of subjects. Many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease already took large doses of vitamin D.
Vitamin D and Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Vitamin D and COPD. A Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of the Effect of Vitamin D on Withdrawal From Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Exercise Endurance
1 other identifier
interventional
N/A
1 country
2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of vitamin D intervention in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) undergoing rehabilitation.
Trial Health
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Started Sep 2011
Typical duration for phase_4
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 12, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 15, 2011
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2013
CompletedApril 9, 2013
April 1, 2013
2.1 years
August 12, 2011
April 8, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Withdrawal from rehabilitation.
Withdrawal will be defined as giving up rehabilitation or delaying any training visit by more than 3 weeks.
24 weeks
Improvement in walking distance
Change in walking distance from week 0 to week 24. Exercise capacity is evaluated using paced walking (Incremental Shuttle Walk Test(ISWT) and Endurance Shuttle Walk Test (ESWT)).
24 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (10)
Change in vitamin D status.
52 weeks
Change in calcium metabolic status.
52 weeks
Change in quality of life.
52 weeks
Change in status of bone metabolism.
52 weeks
Change in walking distance.
52 weeks
- +5 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Vitamin D (D3, cholecalciferol)
ACTIVE COMPARATORPlacebo (cellulose)
PLACEBO COMPARATORInterventions
Week 0-4: 152 mcg/daily (4 tablets) Week 5-52: 76 mcg/daily (2 tablets)
Week 0-4: 4 tablets daily Week 4-52: 2 tablets daily
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Age ≥ 50 years
- Diagnosed COPD with forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) \< 50 % of predicted
- Breathlessness relative to MRC dyspnoea grade 3 or more
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with known diseases of bone metabolism apart from osteoporosis and patients with granulomatous disease
- Patients with cardiovascular or musculoskeletal disease that impacts significantly on walking based on the investigator's judgement
- Patients with dementia or other mental conditions rendering them unable to understand the study information and thus provide informed consent
- Patients with terminal disease or known cancer with bone metastases, increasing their risk of hypercalcemia
- Pregnancy
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Jorgen Vestbolead
Study Sites (2)
Hvidovre University Hospital, Department of Respiratory Medicine
Hvidovre, 2650, Denmark
Medical Unit, Hvidovre University Hospital
Hvidovre, 2650, Denmark
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jørgen Vestbo, DMSc
Hvidovre Universityl Hospital
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 4
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Prof. DMSc
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 12, 2011
First Posted
August 15, 2011
Study Start
September 1, 2011
Primary Completion
October 1, 2013
Study Completion
December 1, 2013
Last Updated
April 9, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-04