NCT01477801

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether cholecalciferol supplementation in patients with chronic heart failure and low vitamin D levels improves:

  1. 1.performance at six minutes walking test
  2. 2.echocardiographic parameters
  3. 3.neurohormonal imbalance

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
34

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_2 heart-failure

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2011

Shorter than P25 for phase_2 heart-failure

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2011

Completed
17 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 18, 2011

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 23, 2011

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2012

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

November 23, 2011

Status Verified

November 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

8 months

First QC Date

November 18, 2011

Last Update Submit

November 18, 2011

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • SIX MINUTE WALKING TEST DISTANCE

    six months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PARAMETERS

    six months

  • NEUROHORMONAL CHANGES

    six months

Study Arms (2)

CHOLECALCIFEROL

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: CHOLECALCIFEROL

PLACEBO

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: PLACEBO

Interventions

Standard guideline based therapy plus cholecalciferol: Loading dose 300.000 U then 50.000 U every month for six months

Also known as: DIBASE (ABIOGEN PHARMA)
CHOLECALCIFEROL

Standard guideline based therapy plus placebo

PLACEBO

Eligibility Criteria

Age60 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Heart failure diagnosis according to European Society of Cardiology Guideline criteria
  • Age \> 60 years old
  • (OH) Vitamin D level \< 30 ng/ml
  • Clinical and therapeutic stability for one month (NYHA class II or III)

You may not qualify if:

  • Chronic use of anticonvulsants or barbiturates, steroids, thiazides, aluminium or magnesium, colestipol or cholestyramine
  • Glomerular filtration rate lower than 30 ml/min/1.73 m2 according to MDRD equation
  • Nephrolitiasis, Sarcoidosis or hypercalcemia
  • Recent (three months) acute coronary syndrome or stroke or major vascular surgery
  • Reduced life expectancy due to other diseases (active neoplasms, liver cirrhosis...)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Medicina Cardiovascolare - NOCSAE - Azienda USL

Modena, (mo), 41100, Italy

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart FailureVitamin D Deficiency

Interventions

Cholecalciferol

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart DiseasesCardiovascular DiseasesAvitaminosisDeficiency DiseasesMalnutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

CholestenesCholestanesSteroidsFused-Ring CompoundsPolycyclic CompoundsSterolsVitamin DSecosteroidsMembrane LipidsLipids

Study Officials

  • Fabrizio Turrini, MD

    Azienda USL di Modena

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Marco Bondi, MD

    Azienda USL di Modena

    STUDY DIRECTOR
  • Paola Loria, MD

    Università di Modena

    STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Fabrizio Turrini, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
MD

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 18, 2011

First Posted

November 23, 2011

Study Start

November 1, 2011

Primary Completion

July 1, 2012

Study Completion

September 1, 2012

Last Updated

November 23, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-11

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