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AsthmaPhase 3NCT02571660

Efficacy of Vitamin D on the Clinical Management of Pediatric Patients With Asthma

A Phase 3 study testing GINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D low supplementation dose and GINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D high supplementation dose in people with Asthma, run by Hospital General Naval de Alta Especialidad - Escuela Medico Naval at 1 site in Mexico.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Asthma is a disease that represents a public health problem worldwide, there are several barriers, especially in pediatric patients with this disease, them, prevent the adequate control of their condition, in addition every day there are new processing aids for this entity; within these novel research we founded the… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 7 to 15 years
Conditions the study is for
Asthma
What is being tested?
GINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D low supplementation dose and GINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D high supplementation dose
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteMexico
Study dates
Nov 2015to Jul 2017
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 7 to 15 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Pediatric patients 7 to 15 years regardless of sex diagnosed with asthma by clinical suspicion and accurate diagnosis by spirometry positive flow limitation with bronchodilator reversibility
  • Controlled pediatric Pneumology service Patients
  • Patients whose parents accept the child's participation by signing the informed consent. For children over 12 years the least sign the informed consent personally

Who cannot join

  • Patients with hypocalcemia or hypercalcemia
  • Patients with kidney diseases such as kidney stones, hypercalciuria, renal tubular acidosis
  • Patients with moderate to severe malnutrition

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Emmanuelle Dexeus Gabriel Fernandez, pediatrician contact

015548573242

efv_35@hotmail.com

Julissa Ramirez, pediatrician contact

015545894581

julissa_abarca@hotmail.co

Mexico1 site
  • Hospital General Naval de Alta Especialidad

    Distrito Federal, Mexico City

    Emmanuelle Dexeus Gabriel Fernández, Pediatrician, 015548573242, efv_35@hotmail.com

    Julissa Ramirez Abarca, Pediatrician, 015545894581, julissa_abarca@hotmail.com

Other trials in Mexico

About this study

Official title: Efficacy of Vitamin D on the Clinical Management of Pediatric Patients With Asthma in the Hospital General Naval de Alta Especialidad

Asthma is a disease that represents a public health problem worldwide, there are several barriers, especially in pediatric patients with this disease, them, prevent the adequate control of their condition, in addition every day there are new processing aids for this entity; within these novel research we founded the relationship between decreased vitamin D serum levels and his role in the regulating of the immune response, also this relationship in the pathophysiology of this disease and responses in the event of infectious diseases of the respiratory tract which can exacerbate symptoms in pediatric patients. We have been some of clinical trials with the aim of improving serum levels of vitamin D in asthmatic patients, however, these studies have different sources of bias and thus far there is no solid evidence that favors or denies the relationship between asthma and vitamin D, this paper aims to help generate this evidence to improve clinical management of these patients and their lung function and increase the free time crisis.

In this trial two study groups which are divided for each of the interventions described below:

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Group low supplementation dose: 1 tablet of 400 IU was administered every 24 hours via oral, regardless of time or if it is before or after food, preferably in the morning to improve adherence to treatment, will be completed one year of treatment without suspension.

Group high supplementation dose: 1 tablet of 1600 IU should be administered every 24 hours via oral, regardless of time or if it is before or after food, preferably in the morning to improve adherence to treatment, will be completed one year of treatment without suspension thereof.

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There are several potential mechanisms that have been described both in vitro models and in vivo models in which has been linked to asthma control with elevated levels of vitamin D in serum. These mechanisms include structural effects in the lungs, immunomodulation, modulation of smooth muscle response to level and effect on bronchial response to inhaled medicines to treat asthma.

  • Structural mechanisms Studies were conducted in rats of 50 days old, lung compliance was measured and decreased it in rats whose mothers had a diet of deprivation of vitamin D compared to those rats whose mothers received vitamin supplementation was observed. In human groups, pulmonary function tests at age 6 were carried out, and there was a significant difference between children with mothers with vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy and children whose mothers had normal levels during pregnancy. These findings suggest that there is a strong relationship between lung embryonic development serum level of vitamin D and therefore this plays a key role in the structural development of the airways
  • Anti-inflammatory Mechanisms Within these mechanisms, they are significantly inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-A) by way of inhibition of MAP 38 produced by monocytes. Another such mechanism is the inhibition of transcription factor (necrosis factor kappa-beta). We observed a decrease in the phosphorylation and production of reactive oxygen species with the addition of 1-25 dihydroxyvitamin D levels which leads to less inflammatory damage in the respiratory epithelium.
  • Immunomodulation Effects occur in both innate immunity and adaptive, innate immunity in the effect of 1,25 hydroxyvitamin D has an effect on the reduction of inflammatory cytokines and in the decreased expression of Toll-like receptors monocytes. Also active antimicrobial peptides such as defensin 2 and 4 and the human defensin cathecidina 18, studies where low levels of vitamin D are associated and low levels of this peptide
  • Effects on helper T lymphocytes Molecular effects, vitamin D levels are associated with decreased circulating IgE as well as decreasing the TH1 response and therefore TH2, however the role of vitamin D on these cells is unclear, and some studies have shown the prevalence of TH2 response in patients with adequate levels of Vitamin D, however the decrease in the inflammatory response and the production of cytokines such as IL 12 has shown that vitamin D it modulates the response that causes pathogenesis Asthma
  • Decrease in early infections or severity The previously mentioned effects on adaptive and innate immunity may decrease the risk of early respiratory tract infections, which have been associated in the first years of life with a high incidence of wheezing. In Hawaiian children under age 5 suffering from rickets incidence of respiratory tract diseases and wheezing it was higher than that of the population without vitamin D deficiency
Conditions
Asthma
Being tested
GINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D low supplementation dose, GINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D high supplementation dose
Keywords
vitamin d levels, exacerbation of asthma, asthma control
Medical subject headings
Asthma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • GINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D low supplementation doseDrug

    Also called SD group

    Dose of 400 IU of vitamin D3 every 24 hours for 1 year + the standard treatment for asthma,

  • GINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D high supplementation doseDrug

    Also called TD group

    Dose of 1600 IU of vitamin D3 be allocated each 24 hours for 1 year + standard treatment for asthma

Study groups in NCT02571660
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
conventional treatmentActive comparatorGINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D low supplementation dose
Receives: Drug: GINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D low supplementation dose
conventional treatment + vitamin D3ExperimentalGINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D high supplementation dose
Receives: Drug: GINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D high supplementation dose

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Free lapse of asthma exacerbation

    Compare between the group treated with vitamin D at doses of 4 RDA combined with standard treatment of asthma versus the group treated with vitamin D at doses of 1 RDA combined with standard treatment group:

    •Free lapse of asthma exacerbation in asthmatic patients 7-15 years of age

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Clinical control of asthma

    Compare between the groups the clinical control of asthma with the questionary: asthma control test

    Measured: 1 year

  2. Lung function

    Compare both groups improved lung function measured by spirometry using as parameter FEV 1

    Measured: 1 year

  3. Vitamin D serum levels

    Determine serum levels of vitamin D , basal and after treatment in patients included in this study

    Measured: 1 year

  4. Season levels of vitamin D

    Compare serum levels of vitamin D in different seasons

    Measured: 1 year

  5. Serum vitamin D levels and clinical control of asthma

    to determine the correlation between serum levels of vitamin d with clinical asthma control

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Oct 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2015
  3. Primary completionNov 2016 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJul 2017 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
100 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02571660
Sponsor's protocol ID
HGNAE 05
Status last verified
Nov 2015
First submitted
6 Oct 2015
Last updated
25 Nov 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

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    PubMed 22702533
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    PubMed 9727780
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    PubMed 20525652
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    PubMed 17356056
  • Majak P, Olszowiec-Chlebna M, Smejda K, Stelmach I. Vitamin D supplementation in children may prevent asthma exacerbation triggered by acute respiratory infection. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 May;127(5):1294-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.12.016. Epub 2011 Feb 18. No abstract available.

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  • Martineau AR, MacLaughlin BD, Hooper RL, Barnes NC, Jolliffe DA, Greiller CL, Kilpin K, McLaughlin D, Fletcher G, Mein CA, Hoti M, Walton R, Grigg J, Timms PM, Rajakulasingam RK, Bhowmik A, Rowe M, Venton TR, Choudhury AB, Simcock DE, Sadique Z, Monteiro WR, Corrigan CJ, Hawrylowicz CM, Griffiths CJ. Double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial of bolus-dose vitamin D3 supplementation in adults with asthma (ViDiAs). Thorax. 2015 May;70(5):451-7. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-206449. Epub 2015 Feb 27.

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Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing GINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D low supplementation dose and GINA treatment fot asthma +vit.D high supplementation dose in people with Asthma, run by Hospital General Naval de Alta Especialidad - Escuela Medico Naval at 1 site in Mexico.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Nov 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Mexico. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Emmanuelle Dexeus Gabriel Fernandez, pediatrician (015548573242, efv_35@hotmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Free lapse of asthma exacerbation (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02571660, which also lists 33 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Nov 2015.

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