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Status unknownNCT03289637D-HeartUpdated Mar 7, 2018

Supplementation With Vitamin D to Patients With Heart Failure (D-Heart).

An interventional study of Vitamin D in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction and Vitamin D Deficiency, sponsored by Linkoeping University. Status unknown at 1 site in Sweden. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-03-07.

Sponsored by Linkoeping University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Mar 2018), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200
Allocation
Randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

In 200 patients with documented systolic heart failure give supplementation with vitamin D in those with a 25-OH- vitamin D \< 50nmol/L - or placebo.

In those with a vitamin D level \<25nmol/L a substitution of 2400IU will be given, and in those with a vitamin D level 25-50nmol/L a substitution of 1600IU will be given.

Intervention time 12 months. Biomarkers of heart function, quality of life, and hospitalisation will be analysed.

Read the detailed description

In a population with a systolic heart failure with an EF\<40%, the levels of vitamin D will be analysed. In those with a 25-OH-vitamin D level \<50nmol/L the patients that accept participation, will be randomised into active supplementation as described below, or placebo.

  • In those with a 25-OH-vitamin D level \<25nmol/L there will be a supplementation of 2400IU daily
  • In those with a vitamin D level 25-50nmol/L there will be a supplementation of 1600IU daily,
  • or placebo. Thus based on the basal level of vitamin D the screened patients will either be excluded due to high level of vitamin D, or given one ot the two options of vitamin D dosage based on the basal patient level - or placebo.

The intervention time will be 12 months. In the project 200 heart failure patients will be included. Blood samples including heart failure biomarkers, and biomarkers for inflammation and oxidative stress will be drawn at 3,6, 9 and 12 months.

Health related quality of life will be evaluated by use of Euro-QoL-5D Minnesota Living with Heart Failure.Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory 20 questionnaire, as also hospitalisation during the project time.

Cardiac function according to echocardiography will be analysed at start, and study end.

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Conditions studied

  • Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
  • Vitamin D Deficiency
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with documented and stable systolic heart failure and connected to an outpatient clinic at the Dept of Cardiology in Linköping, or Jönköping, Sweden, and with a 25-OH-vitamin D \<50nmol/L

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with unstable heart failure
  • Patients with significant valvular disease, or ischemic heart disease planned for operation
  • Patients with significant renal or /and liver impairment.
  • Patients that do not understand that study information, or that are not willing to participate
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Care provider)
Enrollment
200 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Active intervention

    In the group randomised to active treatment and with a screening level of 25-OH-vitamin D 25-50nmol/L an intervention with 1600IE daily of vitamin D will be given. In those randomised to active treatment and with a screening level of 25-OH-vitamin D of \<25nmol/L, an intervention of 2400IE of vitamin D will be given.

    Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    In the group randomised to placebo and with a screening level of 25-OH-vitamin D \<50 mol/L, the participants will be given placebo.

    Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementVitamin D

    Vitamin D intervention tested against placebo in a population with heart failure and a 25-OH-vitamin D level\<50nmol/L at screening

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction in the composite endpoint for heart failure

    Reduction in biomarkers for heart failure(Nt-proBNP, Copeptin, MR-proADM and Chromogranin A) and in hospitalisation that comprised the composite endpoint

    Time frame: Follow-up 12 months after stop of intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. Influence on quality of life in patients with heart failure by the intervention

    Effect on health related quality of life as measured by the Euro-QoL-5D Minnesota Living with Heart Failure. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory 20 questionnaires

    Time frame: Follow-up 12 months after stop of intervention

Other outcomes

  1. Influence on quality of life in patients with heart failure by the intervention

    Effect on health related quality of life as measured by Minnesota Living with Heart Failure

    Time frame: Follow-up 12 months after termination of the intervention

  2. Influence on symptoms of depression in patients with heart failure by the intervention

    Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

    Time frame: Follow-up 12 months after termination of intervention

  3. Influence on perceived fatigue in patients with heart failure by the intervention

    Effect on as measured using the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory 20

    Time frame: Follow-up 12 months after termination of the intervention

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03289637
Lead sponsor
Linkoeping University
Responsible party
Urban Alehagen (Professor, MD., Linkoeping University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 21, 2017
Start date
Feb 1, 2018
Primary completion
Feb 1, 2019 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 1, 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 7, 2018

Study contacts

Urban Alehagen, Prof
Contact
urban.alehagen@liu.se
+46-10-1030000
Peter Johansson, Ass Prof
Contact
peter.b.johansson@liu.se
+46-10-1030000
Urban Alehagen, Prof
principal investigator · University of Linköping

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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