Status:

COMPLETED

Vitamin D for Enhancing the Immune System in Cystic Fibrosis (DISC Study)

Lead Sponsor:

Emory University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Conditions:

Cystic Fibrosis

Respiratory Tract Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is determine if high-dose vitamin D supplementation improves clinical outcomes related to lung function and immunity in patients with Cystic Fibrosis who are admitted to the ...

Detailed Description

Patients with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) have a shorter life span than the general population due to complications with lung infections, which eventually progress to lung failure. New research has suggested...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult and adolescent CF patients
  • age \>16 years
  • admitted to the inpatient hospital setting for a pulmonary exacerbation of cystic fibrosis
  • enrolled within 72 hours of admission
  • able to tolerate oral medications
  • expected to survive hospitalization

Exclusion

  • Inability to obtain or declined informed consent from the subject and/or legally authorized representative
  • History of serum 25(OH)D \>55 ng/mL in the past 12 months
  • History of serum 25(OH)D \<10 ng/mL in the past 12 months
  • Current intake of more than 2,000 IU of vitamin D
  • intake of 2,000 IU of vitamin D or its equivalent weekly dose (14,000 IU) for more than 1 week at any time within the past 60 days or intake of greater than vitamin D 10,000 IU once at anytime in the past 60 days
  • Pregnancy or plans to become pregnant during the course of the study (12 months)
  • History of disorders associated with hypercalcemia including parathyroid disease
  • Current hypercalcemia (albumin-corrected serum calcium \>10.8 mg/dL or ionized calcium \>5.2 mg/dL)
  • History of nephrolithiasis
  • Chronic kidney disease worse than stage III (\<60 ml/min)
  • Oral or intravenous glucocorticoid use currently or in the past month
  • History of lung transplantation or awaiting lung transplant
  • patient in hospice care
  • FEV1% predicted \<20%
  • Current significant hepatic dysfunction total bilirubin \> 2.5 mg/dL with direct bilirubin \> 1.0 mg/dL
  • Current use of cytotoxic or immunosuppressive drugs
  • History of AIDS
  • History of illicit drug abuse (defined as history of enrollment into a drug rehabilitation program or hospital visits due to drug use within the past 3 years or any use of the following drugs in the past 6 months (cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, marijuana) or any positive toxicology screen for (cocaine, opiates, amphetamines, marijuana)
  • Previous enrollment in the study
  • Current enrollment in another intervention trial
  • Too ill to participate in study based on investigator's or study team's opinion

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

91 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01426256

Start Date

October 1 2011

End Date

July 1 2017

Last Update

July 13 2017

Active Locations (5)

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

2

Emory Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, United States, 52242

4

University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267