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NCT number NCT02222649
Other study ID # IGabriela
Secondary ID 0374/12
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2
First received August 15, 2014
Last updated March 4, 2015
Start date July 2014
Est. completion date September 2015

Study information

Verified date August 2014
Source Federal University of Paraíba
Contact Isa Gabriela M Cavalcante, DDS
Phone +55 (83) 9112 0584
Email isa.gabriela@hotmail.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in ResearchBrazil: Ministry of Health
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A vitamin D3 high dose would act as an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory improving markers of oxidative stress and inflammation in the elderly. Seniors exhibiting polymorphism in the VDR gene would become non-responsive to supplementation.


Description:

The high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in the elderly can be identified as a risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease and consequent increase in oxidative stress and chronic inflammation. Polymorphisms in the gene that encodes the vitamin D receptor (VDR) can influence the cellular responses supplementation of vitamin D. The study objective is to evaluate the influence of supplementation of 200,000 in a single high dose of vitamin D3 in the inflammatory status and oxidative stress elderly and the influence of polymorphism of the VDR gene in this response. One randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial, designed with non-institutionalized elderly in northeastern Brazil will be held. All volunteers will sign the Instrument of Consent and will undergo clinical, nutritional, anthropometric and biochemical evaluation. The purpose is to produce new knowledge helping to unravel the beneficial effects of vitamin D3.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 40
Est. completion date September 2015
Est. primary completion date May 2015
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 60 Years to 90 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Aged 60 years; diagnosis of failure / vitamin D, preserved cognitive status, disability accepting participate and are not included in any of the exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

- excluded from the study in the elderly using vitamin D supplements; anticonvulsant drugs or for the treatment of HIV / AIDS; diagnosis of type I diabetes mellitus, nephrotic syndrome, acute or chronic renal failure, liver disease, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, history of cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI) Vascular past 6 months and chronic consumptive diseases, alcoholic or smoker chronic.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
Vitamin D3
High dose of 200,000 IU of cholecalciferol orally in a single dose
Placebo
Capsules of starch, no therapeutic action

Locations

Country Name City State
Brazil Program for Attention to Elderly, belonging to the Municipality of João Pessoa João Pessoa Paraíba

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Federal University of Paraíba

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Number of Participants with Polymorphism of the VDR gene Participants will be followed for the duration of recruitment , an expected average of 1 week No
Primary number of elderly women with sufficient vitamin D levels four weeks after the intervention No
Secondary number of elderly who have reduced serum levels of High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein four weeks after the intervention No
Secondary number of elderly who have reduced serum levels of Alpha 1 Acid Glycoprotein four weeks after the intervention No
Secondary number of elderly who have reduced plasma levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) four weeks after the intervention No
Secondary number of elderly that increased plasma antioxidant full capacity four weeks after the intervention No
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