Vitamine D in Multiple Sclerosis (MSVit)

January 11, 2013 updated by: Mahmoud Abedini, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Randomised Double Blind Placebo-controlled Trial of Vitamine D Supplement in Multiple Sclerosis

Two hundred and forty patients with multiple sclerosis who met the study criteria will be enrolled in this randomized double blind placebo-controlled clinical trial.

They will randomly assigned to placebo or vitamin D treatment group. The total time of study is 52 weeks and the vitamin D group will be treated by weekly 50000 International unit(IU) vitamin D, while the other group will receive weekly placebo. The annual relapse rate and EDSS will be compared at baseline, month 6 and 12.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

240

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

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 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • BMI:18-30kg/m2
  • caucasian race
  • Relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
  • treatment with interferon beta

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Recent vitamin D supplement therapy
  • Restricted fat diet
  • nephrolithiasis in recent 5 years
  • Past history of hyperparathyroidism, sarcoidosis, cancer
  • Past history of hepatic disease
  • Past history of gastrointestinal disease
  • Past history of mycobacterial infection
  • Past history of hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria
  • serum creatinine>1.5
  • Smoking, drug abuse and corticosteroid therapy in recent year
  • treatment with thiazides or other drugs that inhibit vitamin D absorption
  • Disease attack in recent 2 months
  • Serum Ca>2.6mm0l/L
  • Serum 25(OH)D>85mmol/L
  • hypersensitivity to cholecalciferol
  • Past history of heart disease
  • Major depression
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (BP>180/110)
  • Immunosuppressive therapy

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: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Vitamin D
treatment with weekly 50000IU vitamin D
Drug: Vitamin D
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Treatment with placebo
Drug: Placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Expanded disability state scale score (EDSS)
Time Frame: Changes in EDSS from baseline to 6 months
Changes in EDSS from baseline to 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Annual relapse rate(ARR)
Time Frame: Changes in ARR from baseline to 12 months
Changes in ARR from baseline to 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2014

Study Completion (Anticipated)

October 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 11, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 11, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

January 15, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 15, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 11, 2013

Last Verified

January 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MS-1191

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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