Comparison of Absorption of Vitamin D in Cystic Fibrosis

Completed · Phase 4 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Cystic Fibrosis

In brief

The investigators predict that a powder pill form of vitamin D will be more effectively absorbed than an oil form of vitamin D in people diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01880346

Run by

Emory University

People needed

17

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2015-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-11-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 59. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult CF patients (age >18 years
• Able to tolerate oral medication
• Expected to survive the duration of the study

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to obtain or declined informed consent from the subject and/or legally authorized representative
• History of disorders associated with hypercalcemia
• Current hypercalcemia (albumin-corrected serum calcium >10.8 mg/dL or ionized calcium >5.2 mg/dL)
• Chronic kidney disease worse than stage III (<60 ml/min), 7) Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1)% predicted <20%
• Current significant hepatic dysfunction total bilirubin > 2.5 mg/dL with direct bilirubin > 1.0 mg/dL
• Current use of cytotoxic or immunosuppressive drugs
• History of AIDS or illicit drug abuse
• too ill to participate in study based on investigator's or study team's opinion
• current enrollment in another intervention trial

Where it is running

• Emory University Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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