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Pulmonary TuberculosisPhase 4VitaminDNCT02464683

Effect of Vitamin D as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients With Pulmonary Evolution Tuberculosis

A Phase 4 study testing VitaminD in people with Pulmonary Tuberculosis, run by Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias at 1 site in Mexico.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Tuberculosis (TB) is the second largest infectious disease that causes death in the last 4 centuries in all the world. Observational studies found an association between vitaminD and TB, suggesting a potential therapeutic role of vitaminD supplementation in patients with active tuberculosis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Pulmonary Tuberculosis
What is being tested?
VitaminD
Type of treatment
Pill or oral medicine
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteMexico
Study dates
Apr 2014to Dec 2016
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Men and women over 18 and under 65 years old, diagnosed with tuberculosis confirmed by positive smear and positive culture, without documented evidence of previous treatment for TB, with hemoglobin values greater than 10 g / dL, and written concent.

Who cannot join

  • Patients diagnosed with HIV, or who do not give written concent, patients with chronic lung disease, patients with clinical evidence of infectious or chronic inflammatory disease processes such as; rheumatoid arthritis, patients with chronic lung disease, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Sjögren Sx, dermatomyositis, scleroderma, seronegative arthritis, gout, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic active hepatitis, glomerulonephritis, rheumatic fever and patients with cardiac disease, cancer, and patients with a history of alcohol or drug abuse.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

MARTHA TORRES ROJAS, PhD contact

54871700 ext. 5117

marthatorres98@yahoo.com

Mexico1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Martha Torres Rojas

    Mexico City, Mexico City, 14080

    Marcela Muñoz, MD, 54871700 ext. 5166, dra_munoz@hotmail.com

    Jose A. Martinez, MD, 54871700 ext. 5258, jarturoinfectologia@iner.gob.mx

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Effect of Vitamin D as Adjunctive Therapy in Patients With Pulmonary Evolution Tuberculosis in the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases

Tuberculosis (TB) is the second largest infectious disease that causes death in the last 4 centuries in all the world. Observational studies found an association between vitaminD and TB, suggesting a potential therapeutic role of vitaminD supplementation in patients with active tuberculosis. The hypothesis is that the administration of vitaminD is associated with changes in the levels of cytokines in patients with tuberculosis treated with first-line drugs. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of vitaminD supplementation on the clinical course, the time of negative smears and cultures, and the effect on the immune response in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TBP).

Read the detailed description

We are going to include of 60 patients diagnosed with confirmed TBP with and without diabetes mellitus, by positive smear and culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis sensitive to first-line drugs (rifampicin, isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol), which will be grouped as follows: 1) patients who receive vitamin D (VD) (n = 30) and 2) patients who not receive vitamin D (NVD) (n = 30) in addition to drug treatment of tuberculosis drug frontline. Blood samples must be taken each month until the end of treatment.The VD group of participants will receive treatment with a daily dose of Vitamin D 200 International Units (IU) during the first two months of treatment. All Patients who participate must give their written consent.

First, we are going to separate the peripheral blood mononuclear cells with Ficoll reagent. Then, for the determination of intracellular cytokines in basal conditions and after the antigenic stimulation with M.tuberculosis, the flow cytometric technique is going to be used and the results will be analyzing in a flow cytometer. We are going to infected cells with M. tuberculosis strain at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 1 and 10, in order to determinate phagocytosis and bactericidal activity of peripheral whole blood of patients, using Colony Forming Units (CFU) and staining. Extraction of RNA will be performed according to the kit supplier. The amplification reaction is going to perform with Applied Biosystems and Sybr Green Master Mix. We are going to use the unpaired Student t test, for the normal distribution parameters.

Being tested
VitaminD
Medical subject headings
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

What participants receive

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

  • VitaminDDietary supplement

    200 International Units (oral dose) daily of 60 days

Study groups in NCT02464683
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorThe patient will take a single tablet of placebo daily for 60 days. Each patient will go to the hospital in order to take the blood sample.
VitaminDExperimentalThe patient will take a single tablet of Vitamin D (200 International Units) daily for 60 days. Each patient will go to the hospital in order to take the blood sample.
Receives: Dietary Supplement: VitaminD

What is being measured

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

  1. Determination of cytokines

    First, we are going to separate the peripheral blood mononuclear cells with Ficoll reagent. Cells were adjusted and placed in 1 mL tubes, with an antibody will be incubated for 15 min. at room temperature. Anti-antibody corresponding isotypes are going to incubate for 20 min at room temperature. The cells are going to be fixed with 1% paraformaldehyde before acquiring and analyzing in the flow cytometer. The concentration of Interleucin 17 (IL-17), Interferon-g and Tumor Necrosis Factor-a in culture supernatants of infected cells in vitro with M.tuberculosis are going to be measure. We are going to determinate them by ELISA.

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

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

  1. First posted8 Jun 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2014
  3. Primary completionDec 2015 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2016 (estimated)

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 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02464683
Sponsor's protocol ID
INERC50-13
Acronym
VitaminD
Status last verified
Mar 2015
First submitted
12 Nov 2014
Last updated
8 Jun 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Gibney KB, MacGregor L, Leder K, Torresi J, Marshall C, Ebeling PR, Biggs BA. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection in immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Feb 1;46(3):443-6. doi: 10.1086/525268.

    PubMed 18173355
  • Nnoaham KE, Clarke A. Low serum vitamin D levels and tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Epidemiol. 2008 Feb;37(1):113-9. doi: 10.1093/ije/dym247.

    PubMed 18245055
  • Martineau AR, Timms PM, Bothamley GH, Hanifa Y, Islam K, Claxton AP, Packe GE, Moore-Gillon JC, Darmalingam M, Davidson RN, Milburn HJ, Baker LV, Barker RD, Woodward NJ, Venton TR, Barnes KE, Mullett CJ, Coussens AK, Rutterford CM, Mein CA, Davies GR, Wilkinson RJ, Nikolayevskyy V, Drobniewski FA, Eldridge SM, Griffiths CJ. High-dose vitamin D(3) during intensive-phase antimicrobial treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: a double-blind randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2011 Jan 15;377(9761):242-50. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61889-2. Epub 2011 Jan 5.

    PubMed 21215445

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing VitaminD in people with Pulmonary Tuberculosis, run by Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias at 1 site in Mexico.

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 1 inclusion and 1 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Jun 2015. 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 Mexico. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

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

Contact MARTHA TORRES ROJAS, PhD (54871700 ext. 5117, marthatorres98@yahoo.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Determination of cytokines (time frame: 6 months). 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 NCT02464683, which also lists 3 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 8 Jun 2015.

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