Vitamin D and Arterial Function in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

August 30, 2018 updated by: University of Colorado, Denver
The purpose of this study is to determine whether nutritional (cholecalciferol) or active vitamin D (calcitriol) supplementation improves vascular endothelial function in patients with stage IIIB and IV chronic kidney disease with vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency. The investigators hypothesize that the use of calcitriol supplementation will result in improved vascular endothelial function as compared to cholecalciferol supplementation.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

128

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045
        • University of Colorado Denver Clinical Translational Research Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Chronic kidney disease stage IIIB or IV by 4 parameter Modified Diet in Renal Diseases Formula (Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate [GFR] 44-15 ml/min/1.73m2)
  • Vitamin D (D2 + D3) deficient, defined as serum 25(OH)D level < 30 ng/mL
  • Corrected serum calcium < 10.2 mg/dL
  • Serum phosphate < 4.6 mg/dL
  • Serum albumin > 3.0 g/dL
  • Body mass index < 40 kg/m2
  • Ability to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant co-morbid conditions that lead the investigator to conclude that life expectancy is less than 1 year
  • Expected to undergo living related kidney transplant in next 6 months
  • Pregnant, breastfeeding, or unwilling to use adequate birth control
  • History of severe liver disease
  • Nephrotic range proteinuria (> 3.5 gm/day)
  • Use of active vitamin D analogs within 30 days of randomization

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cholecalciferol
Cholecalciferol 4000 IU capsule by mouth daily x 1 month then 2000 IU capsule by mouth daily x 5 months
Drug: Cholecalciferol
Experimental: Calcitriol
Calcitriol 0.25 mcg capsule by mouth daily x 1 month then 0.5 mcg capsule by mouth daily x 5 months
Drug: Calcitriol

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Compare the Difference Between the Calcitriol and Cholecalciferol Groups in Conduit Artery Endothelium-dependent Dilation (EDD) in Response to Treatment.
Time Frame: 6 months
EDD will be measured by brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD). The mean change in percent FMD from baseline will be documented.
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Compare the Efficacy of Calcitriol and Cholecalciferol Supplementation on Plasma Concentrations of C-reactive Protein
Time Frame: 6 months
Secondary aims are focused to explore whether vitamin D improves vascular endothelial function through decreases in inflammation
6 months
Compare the Effect of Calcitriol and Cholecalciferol Supplementation on Vascular Endothelial Cell Expression of Nf-kB
Time Frame: 6 months
The effect of calcitriol and cholecalciferol supplementation will be evaluated calculating the mean change in total vascular endothelial cell NFkB expression. NFkB expression is given as arbitrary units and represent ratios of endothelial cell protein expression to human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) expression in order to account for any variation in the staining procedure.
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Collaborators

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Jessica Kendrick, MD, University of Colorado, Denver

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

July 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 27, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 27, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

June 29, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

September 28, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 30, 2018

Last Verified

August 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 11-0521
  • 5K23DK087859 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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