N/A
N=7
Open-label Vitamin D Trial for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis and Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Cystic Fibrosis · Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01222273 ↗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
| Outcome | Result | p-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
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.