High-Dose Vitamin D Induction in Optic Neuritis — VitaDON2  

Optic Neuritis Clinical Trial

Official title: A Phase II Trial of High-Dose Vitamin D Induction in Optic Neuritis (VitaDON 2)

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a phase II randomized double-blind placebo/standard of care trial to determine if rapidly inducing vitamin D sufficiency in patients with acute optic neuritis results in less damage/greater recovery at 12 months as measured by optical coherence tomography, visual evoked potentials, visual acuity and radiological measures. Our hypothesis, based on earlier observational studies, is that acute optic neuritis in the context of vitamin D sufficiency results in better visual outcomes compared to those that are not sufficient acutely, regardless of such interventions as steroid therapy.

Clinical Trial Description

The present trial is based on the observation that vitamin D sufficiency appears to provide some degree of neuroprotection and/or repair in the context of an acute optic neuritis when followed over several months using optical coherence tomography measures. Based on these findings, this randomized double-blinded placebo/standard of care controlled trial has been designed to to see if rapidly inducing vitamin D sufficiency (defined in this trial as a serum 25(OH)D value => 80 nmol/L) results in relatively less reduction in neuroaxonal injury and/or improved recovery chronically (at month 12) versus those patients who do not achieve vitamin D sufficiency in the acute optic neuritis period. of Vitamin D. In this trial, 66 patients in total will be randomized to either "high-dose vitamin D induction" treatment group or the "placebo/followed by standard of care vitamin D" group and followed over 12 months.The primary measure of neuroaxonal integrity in this trial is optical coherence tomography outcomes including ganglion cell layer thickness, retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and macular volume. Other vision metrics and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures will provide secondary outcome indicators of this as well. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neuritis
• Optic Neuritis

• NCT number: NCT03302585
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Calgary
• Contact: Martha Rojas Zavala
• Phone: 403 944-4244
• Email: Martha.RojasZavala@albertahealthservices.ca
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: November 23, 2017
• Completion date: April 2023