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N/A N=7 Treatment

Open-label Vitamin D Trial for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis and Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

Cystic Fibrosis · Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis

Enrolled (actual)
7
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2018
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants With Aspergillus Induced IL-13 Responses in CD4+ T-cells — 7 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) (Dietary_supplement)
Age
Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 12+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Primary completion
Sep 2013

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Participants With Aspergillus Induced IL-13 Responses in CD4+ T-cells
7
SECONDARY
Change in Patient Total IgE Levels
312.6
SECONDARY
Change in Patient Aspergillus Specific IgE Levels
11.73

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see if giving people with CF and ABPA enough vitamin D to make their blood levels of the vitamin higher, will reduce the allergic response in their body and make the symptoms caused by ABPA better.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or female ≥ 12 years of age at enrollment
  • Confirmed diagnosis of CF based on the following criteria:
  • One or more clinical features consistent with the CF phenotype AND (b or c)
  • Positive sweat chloride > 60 mEq/liter (by pilocarpine iontophoresis)
  • two identifiable mutations consistent with CF
  • Written informed consent (and assent when applicable) obtained from subject or subject's legal representative and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study.
  • Clinically stable at enrollment as assessed by the site investigator
  • Past or present respiratory culture positive for Aspergillus fumigatus
  • IgE ≥ 250 and/or presence of class II or higher aspergillus specific IgE on enrollment
  • Ability to comply with medication use, study visits and study procedures as judged by the site investigator -

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Systemic corticosteroids (1 mg/kg if 20 mg of prednisone per day),.
  • Investigational drug use within 30 days of screening 3. Laboratory abnormalities at screening

a. Serum Calcium > 11 mg/dl b. 25(OH) D > 50 ng/ml at screening. c. Creatinine ≥ 1.5, or estimated GFR <60 by Cockcroft-Gault or MDRD equation. d. LFT≥ 3xULN

  • History of transplantation or currently on lung transplant list 5. Positive serum pregnancy test at screening (to be performed on all post-menarche females) 6. Pregnant, breastfeeding, or if post-menarche female, unwilling to practice birth control during participation in the study 7. Presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the site investigator would compromise the safety of the subject or the quality of the data 8. Diagnosis of HIV and a CD4+ T cell count below 500 cells/ml or active hepatitis B or C infection.
  • Undergoing therapy for non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01222273). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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