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Cystic FibrosisNCT01315665

Effect of Sulforaphane in Broccoli Sprouts on Nrf2 Activation

A study testing Broccoli sprouts in people with Cystic Fibrosis, run by University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study to investigate the effect of sulforaphane from macerated broccoli sprouts in humans and to evaluate less invasive methods of assessing potential anti-inflammatory drugs in CF. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 49 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Cystic Fibrosis
What is being tested?
Broccoli sprouts
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
15 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Apr 2011to Feb 2013
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 49 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Healthy volunteers and patients with cystic fibrosis ≥ 18 < 50 years of age
  • Healthy volunteers must be in general good health as determined by a medical history
  • CF subjects must have a documented diagnosis of CF (positive sweat chloride ≥ 60 mEq/liter, by pilocarpine iontophoresis) and/or a genotype with two identifiable mutations consistent with CF accompanied by one or more clinical features with the CF) phenotype
  • CF subjects must have a baseline FEV1 percent predicted > 50% (in the last year, obtained from medical record)
  • CF subjects must be clinically stable: free of any acute illness for > 14 days CF subjects must not have been prescribed any new systemic antibiotics for the 14 days prior to enrollment
  • Ability to provide written informed consent
  • Ability to adhere to the protocol

Who cannot join

  • Use of NSAIDS (e.g., ibuprofen) or corticosteroids including inhaled steroids for the 4 weeks prior to enrollment
  • Active gingival disease (active tooth or gum disease)
  • History of nephrolithiasis or cholelithiasis
  • Allergy to broccoli
  • Any chronic condition that compromises the participant as determined by medical history
  • Pregnancy
  • Inability to tolerate the study procedures
  • CF subjects: Infected with B. cepacia

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of the Effect of Sulforaphane in Broccoli Sprouts on Nrf2 Activation, Measures of Oxidative Stress, and Neutrophil Migration to Mucosal Surfaces in Healthy and CF Subjects

The purpose of this study to investigate the effect of sulforaphane from macerated broccoli sprouts in humans and to evaluate less invasive methods of assessing potential anti-inflammatory drugs in CF.

Read the detailed description

The hypothesis to be tested is that sulforaphane consumed from macerated broccoli sprouts will activate Nrf2, reduce oxidative metabolites and reduce neutrophils in the oral mucosa after 5 days of therapy in healthy volunteers and CF subjects.

The study requires 6 brief outpatient visits over 8 days. Study procedures include medical history, height, weight, vital signs, blood and urine collection, nasal curettage, saline mouthwash, and ingestion of broccoli sprouts (100 gm of 3 to 5 day old raw broccoli sprouts once daily for 5 consecutive days).

Conditions
Cystic Fibrosis
Being tested
Broccoli sprouts
Keywords
broccoli sprouts, sulforaphane, triterpenoid, Nrf2 activation, cystic fibrosis, healthy volunteers, anti-inflammatory
Medical subject headings
Cystic Fibrosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Broccoli sproutsDietary supplement

    Also called sulforaphane

    Subjects (both healthy volunteers and subjects with cystic fibrosis) will consume 100 gm of raw broccoli sprouts once daily for 5 consecutive days.

Study groups in NCT01315665
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Healthy volunteersExperimental100 grams of raw broccoli sprouts once daily for 5 consecutive days
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Broccoli sprouts
Subjects with cystic fibrosisExperimental100 grams of raw broccoli sprouts once daily for 5 consecutive days
Receives: Dietary Supplement: Broccoli sprouts

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Nrf2 Activation in Nasal Epithelial Cells

    Number of subjects with activated Nrf-2 in the cytoplasm of nasal epithelial cells after 5 days of study treatment (consuming broccoli sprouts)

    Measured: Baseline and of end of 5 day treatment period

Secondary outcomes (4)
  1. Measures of Lipid Peroxidation in Nasal Epithelial Cells

    Products of lipid peroxidation will be determined by western blot analysis on nasal epithelial cells obtained by curettage after 5 days of study treatment (consuming broccoli sprouts)

    Measured: End of 5 day treatment period

  2. Measures of Glutathione From Blood Lymphocytes

    Change in lymphocyte glutathione measurements after 5 days of study treatment (consuming broccoli sprouts).

    Measured: Baseline and end of 5 day treatment period

  3. Measures of Oxidative Stress in Urine

    Change in urine bromotyrosine (measured by mass spectrometry) will be measured after 5 days of study treatment (consuming broccoli sprouts).

    Measured: Baseline and end of 5 day treatment period

  4. Measure of Neutrophil Migration Into the Gingival Crevices

    Change in gingival neutrophils measured after 5 days of study treatment (consuming broccoli sprouts). Patients will perform mouthwashes with normal saline. Neutrophil counts will be performed on fresh samples. Acridine orange will be added to the saline rinses and neutrophils will be counted under the microscope.

    Measured: Baseline and end of 5 day treatment period

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted15 Mar 2011 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2011
  3. Primary completionFeb 2013
  4. Study completionFeb 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
15 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01315665
Sponsor's protocol ID
UHCMC-CFRC-2011-01
Status last verified
Jan 2019
First submitted
14 Mar 2011
Last updated
15 Feb 2019
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Chmiel JF, Berger M, Konstan MW. The role of inflammation in the pathophysiology of CF lung disease. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol. 2002 Aug;23(1):5-27. doi: 10.1385/CRIAI:23:1:005.

    PubMed 12162106
  • Chen J, Kinter M, Shank S, Cotton C, Kelley TJ, Ziady AG. Dysfunction of Nrf-2 in CF epithelia leads to excess intracellular H2O2 and inflammatory cytokine production. PLoS One. 2008;3(10):e3367. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0003367. Epub 2008 Oct 10.

    PubMed 18846238
  • Nichols DP, Ziady AG, Shank SL, Eastman JF, Davis PB. The triterpenoid CDDO limits inflammation in preclinical models of cystic fibrosis lung disease. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2009 Nov;297(5):L828-36. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00171.2009. Epub 2009 Aug 21.

    PubMed 19700644
  • Verhaeghe C, Remouchamps C, Hennuy B, Vanderplasschen A, Chariot A, Tabruyn SP, Oury C, Bours V. Role of IKK and ERK pathways in intrinsic inflammation of cystic fibrosis airways. Biochem Pharmacol. 2007 Jun 15;73(12):1982-94. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2007.03.019. Epub 2007 Mar 24.

    PubMed 17466952
  • Li J, Johnson XD, Iazvovskaia S, Tan A, Lin A, Hershenson MB. Signaling intermediates required for NF-kappa B activation and IL-8 expression in CF bronchial epithelial cells. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2003 Feb;284(2):L307-15. doi: 10.1152/ajplung.00086.2002. Epub 2002 Sep 27.

    PubMed 12388360
  • Escotte S, Tabary O, Dusser D, Majer-Teboul C, Puchelle E, Jacquot J. Fluticasone reduces IL-6 and IL-8 production of cystic fibrosis bronchial epithelial cells via IKK-beta kinase pathway. Eur Respir J. 2003 Apr;21(4):574-81. doi: 10.1183/09031936.03.00031803.

    PubMed 12762338
  • Lands LC, Stanojevic S. Oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug therapy for cystic fibrosis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Oct 17;(4):CD001505. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001505.pub2.

    PubMed 17943753
  • Flume PA, O'Sullivan BP, Robinson KA, Goss CH, Mogayzel PJ Jr, Willey-Courand DB, Bujan J, Finder J, Lester M, Quittell L, Rosenblatt R, Vender RL, Hazle L, Sabadosa K, Marshall B; Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Pulmonary Therapies Committee. Cystic fibrosis pulmonary guidelines: chronic medications for maintenance of lung health. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Nov 15;176(10):957-69. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200705-664OC. Epub 2007 Aug 29.

    PubMed 17761616
  • Oermann CM, Sockrider MM, Konstan MW. The use of anti-inflammatory medications in cystic fibrosis: trends and physician attitudes. Chest. 1999 Apr;115(4):1053-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.115.4.1053.

    PubMed 10208207
  • Konstan MW. Ibuprofen therapy for cystic fibrosis lung disease: revisited. Curr Opin Pulm Med. 2008 Nov;14(6):567-73. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e32831311e8.

    PubMed 18812834
  • Shishodia S, Sethi G, Konopleva M, Andreeff M, Aggarwal BB. A synthetic triterpenoid, CDDO-Me, inhibits IkappaBalpha kinase and enhances apoptosis induced by TNF and chemotherapeutic agents through down-regulation of expression of nuclear factor kappaB-regulated gene products in human leukemic cells. Clin Cancer Res. 2006 Mar 15;12(6):1828-38. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-2044.

    PubMed 16551868
  • Ahmad R, Raina D, Meyer C, Kharbanda S, Kufe D. Triterpenoid CDDO-Me blocks the NF-kappaB pathway by direct inhibition of IKKbeta on Cys-179. J Biol Chem. 2006 Nov 24;281(47):35764-9. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M607160200. Epub 2006 Sep 24.

    PubMed 16998237
  • Dinkova-Kostova AT, Liby KT, Stephenson KK, Holtzclaw WD, Gao X, Suh N, Williams C, Risingsong R, Honda T, Gribble GW, Sporn MB, Talalay P. Extremely potent triterpenoid inducers of the phase 2 response: correlations of protection against oxidant and inflammatory stress. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Mar 22;102(12):4584-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0500815102. Epub 2005 Mar 14.

    PubMed 15767573
  • Liby K, Hock T, Yore MM, Suh N, Place AE, Risingsong R, Williams CR, Royce DB, Honda T, Honda Y, Gribble GW, Hill-Kapturczak N, Agarwal A, Sporn MB. The synthetic triterpenoids, CDDO and CDDO-imidazolide, are potent inducers of heme oxygenase-1 and Nrf2/ARE signaling. Cancer Res. 2005 Jun 1;65(11):4789-98. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-04-4539.

    PubMed 15930299
  • Yates MS, Tauchi M, Katsuoka F, Flanders KC, Liby KT, Honda T, Gribble GW, Johnson DA, Johnson JA, Burton NC, Guilarte TR, Yamamoto M, Sporn MB, Kensler TW. Pharmacodynamic characterization of chemopreventive triterpenoids as exceptionally potent inducers of Nrf2-regulated genes. Mol Cancer Ther. 2007 Jan;6(1):154-62. doi: 10.1158/1535-7163.MCT-06-0516.

    PubMed 17237276

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Broccoli sprouts in people with Cystic Fibrosis, run by University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Feb 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 15 Feb 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Nrf2 Activation in Nasal Epithelial Cells (time frame: Baseline and of end of 5 day treatment period). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01315665, which also lists 19 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Feb 2019.

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