Effect of Magnesium Supplementation in COPD

June 10, 2016 updated by: University of Padova

Daily Supplementation of Magnesium Citrate in Moderate-severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: a Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind Trial

Magnesium (Mg) is involved in several pathways that could be affected in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPDs), namely in the contractility and excitability of neuro-muscolar endothelial cells and low-grade inflammation, a typical state of COPD. In this sense, several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) confirmed a positive role of Mg in asthma since long-period oral supplementation of Mg leads to a clinical and spirometric improvement.

Subjects with COPD seem to have a reduced bioavailability of Mg probably due to the use of drugs that may increase Mg losses (e.g. beta-agonists and cortisones), to a reduced dietary Mg intake, and heavy smoking. A recent study showed that the administration of endovenous or aerosol Mg sulphate with beta-agonists acutely improve maximum expiratory flow during COPD relapses as well as the prolonged treatment with endovenous sulphate Mg led to a reduction in pulmonary hyperinflation and increase in muscles involved in respiration, with a consequent clinical and instrumental improvement.

These evidences suggest that a chronic supplementation with Mg could improve COPD in clinical and instrumental parameters, but, at the best of our knowledge, no study was available in this sense.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

76

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Italy
    • PD
      • Padova, PD, Italy, 35128
        • Recruiting
        • University of Padova-Geriatrics Section
        • Contact:

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults (>18 years).
  • Moderate-severe COPD (FEV1 between 30-80% of theorical values).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Already taking magnesium or calcium supplementations.
  • Severe renal (creatinine clearance< 30 ml/min) or hepatic decline or presence of other co-morbidities interfering with outcomes (e.g. dementia).
  • Hypermagnesemia (serum Mg>1.85 mmol/L).

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
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
placebo group
Other: Placebo
This group will take a placebo
Experimental: Magnesium
300 mg of citrate Mg/daily
Dietary supplement: 300 mg of citrate Mg
This group will take an oral supplementation of 300 mg of citrate magnesium

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in forced expiratory volume in the 1st second between baseline and 6 months
Time Frame: 0-3-6 months
0-3-6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

University of Padova

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2018

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 8, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 8, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

February 12, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 13, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 10, 2016

Last Verified

June 1, 2016

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 3577

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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