Status:

COMPLETED

The Vitamin D in Pediatric Crohn's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

St. Justine's Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Conditions:

Crohn's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

9-18 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if vitamin D as an adjuvant therapy can improve the outcome (i.e. fewer relapses) and the quality of life, including levels of physical activity, in children ...

Detailed Description

Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting all segments of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus. This condition is associated with an increased risk of relapses throughout...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Eligibility Criteria:
  • \- Diagnosis of CD by the usual clinical, endoscopic and histological criteria and classified according to the Paris classification
  • Age at randomization between 9 and 18 years inclusively
  • Interval between diagnosis and randomization between 2 weeks and 6 months after the diagnosis
  • Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) ≤ 30 at inclusion
  • Concurrent treatment with corticosteroids and/or enteral nutrition and/or thiopurines (azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine) and/or methotrexate and/or 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) and/or TNF-α inhibitors (Infliximab, Adalimumab).

Exclusion

  • Patient diagnosed with severe complex perianal fistulizing CD (defined as the presence at diagnosis of a high intersphincteric, transsphincteric, extrasphincteric, or suprasphincteric complex perianal fistula)
  • Known chronic liver cholestasis (defined by an elevation of conjugated bilirubin and/or gamma glutamyl transferase \> 3 upper limit normal)
  • Known renal dysfunction requiring chronic dialysis or creatinine ≥ 100 micromol/L.
  • Known congenital bone disease
  • Known cystic fibrosis or other exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
  • Currently treated with anticonvulsants metabolized through cytochrome P-450
  • Unable to take oral capsule form.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 20 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02186275

Start Date

February 1 2016

End Date

December 20 2019

Last Update

September 22 2020

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Edmonton Clinic Health Academy

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 1C9

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University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3V4

3

Health Science Center Pediatric

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3A 1R9

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Janeway Children's Health Centre

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, A1B 3V6