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High Dose Vitamin D Study

NCT01150877 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2017-03-03

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the therapeutic effect and the safety of high-dose vitamin D supplementation in metastatic colorectal cancer patients. We propose to supplement metastatic (stage 4) colorectal cancer patients with oral doses of vitamin D to raise serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D \[25(OH)D\] levels to the high normal range of 200-250 nmol/L. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the metabolic consequences, including tolerability and toxicity, of prolonged, high-dose physiological vitamin D in patients with colorectal cancer. The secondary objective is to evaluate patient survival with regards to high-dose vitamin D supplementation.

Hypothesis:

Whereas low doses of vitamin D reportedly play a significant role in prevention of colorectal cancers, do much larger (pharmacological) doses of vitamin D have a significant therapeutic effect against the same kind of cancer?

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Vitamin D

We propose to study high-dose, oral vitamin D supplementation, raising serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations to 200 -250 nmol/L, in metastatic colorectal cancer patients with safety, tolerability and survival as the main outcome measurements. The dose is not pre-set and will depend on the individual subjects' serum 25(OH)D concentration. Subjects will be supplemented for 16 months with a daily oral dose, followed by a 12 months follow-up period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lotte & John Hecht Memorial Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of British Columbia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hal Gunn, MD · University of British Columbia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2014-04-23
Completion
2014-04-23

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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