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CompletedNCT03403933Updated May 9, 2023

Vitamin D Supplementation on in Major Orthopedic Surgery

A Phase 4 interventional study of Didrogyl in Hypovitaminosis D and Cardiovascular Diseases, sponsored by I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio. Completed at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 55 Years to 85 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-05-09.

Sponsored by I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 11 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Jan 2017, registered Dec 2017).
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
74
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
55 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 12 studies testing calcifediol in Vitamin D Deficiency — 1 open to participants now, 1 under way, none of them phase 3. Calcifediol · Vitamin D Deficiency.

Enrollment
7th of 12
74 · median 76
Started
2017
the only one that year
Phase 4
3 of 12
1 open now
Registered
8th of 12
by date
Lead sponsor
1 of 12
I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio

Among the 12 studies testing calcifediol in Vitamin D Deficiency, this one is the 7th largest by enrollment, is the only one that started in 2017, is one of 3 in phase 4, and was the 8th registered.

Vitamin D Deficiency

801 studies on the registry are indexed under Vitamin D Deficiency; 60 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

1 of the 12 studies testing calcifediol in Vitamin D Deficiency is open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:

About calcifediol

Calcifediol: first FDA approval 1980 (CALDEROL). What it is approved for, and how studies give it, is on its page →

Who these studies take

Of the 37 Vitamin D Deficiency studies recruiting now, 16 (43%) set no upper age limit and 18 (49%) stop at 75 or younger; 10 take children under 18; 11 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 55 Years to 85 Years · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

Prospective, monocentric study in open, aimed at evaluating the effects of supplementation with calcifediol on left ventricular function parameters in cardiopathic subjects undergoing major orthopedic surgery.

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Population of the study: 47 cardiopathic patients with hypovitaminosis D supplemented with calcifediol to reach vitamin D levels> 30 ng / ml within 6 months. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the improvement of the ejection fraction or GLS (global longitudinal strain) calculated by speckle tracking at 6 months in cardiopathic patients with vitamin D deficiency during functional recovery after major orthopedic surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Hypovitaminosis D
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
55 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age: > or equal to 55 years, \< or equal to 85 years
  • cardiopathic patients (including hypertension) who must undergo major orthopedic surgery at our site
  • patients with diagnosis: hypovitaminosis d

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • presence of neoplasm
  • endocrinological pathologies excluding diabetes mellitus
  • advanced chronic renal failure ( \< 35 ml/min)
  • pregnant women
  • impossibility to participate to the rehabilitation protocol or to perform the established controls
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
74 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    cardiopathic patients in hypovitaminosis

    Didrogyl 10 ml: 10 drops a day to obtain levels of vitamin D \> 30 ng /ml. Once these values are obtained lower the dose to 4-5 drops a day, with the aim, however, of keeping the plasma values between 30 and 60 ng/ml during 6 months of the study

    Drug: Didrogyl

Interventions

  • Calcifediol will be administered at a dose of 10 drops per day (as indicated for use) for 6 months or until vitamin D levels\> 30 ng / ml are obtained. Once these values have been obtained, the dosage can be reduced to a dosage of 4/5 drops of calcifediol (1 drop contains 5mcg of calcifediol) with the aim to maintain the plasma values of 25 (OH) D in a optimal range between 30-60 ng / ml during the 6 month of the duration of the study.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of improvement of ejection fraction (FE)

    Evaluation of improvement of ejection fraction (FE) or longitudinal strain calculated by speckle tracking at 6 months in cardiopathic patients with vitamin D deficiency who underwent supplementation with calcifediol, during functional recovery after major orthopedic surgery

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi
    Milan, Italy
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jan 2017 to primary completion in Sep 2017, 8 months.

Of 36 non-industry phase 4 interventional studies under Vitamin D Deficiency, half reached primary completion within 17 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 8 and three quarters within 31. This study's 8 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 37 studies reached it within 18 months; a quarter within 8 and three quarters within 29.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 19, 2017
First posted
Jan 19, 2018
StartActual
Jan 16, 2017
Primary completionActual
Sep 23, 2017
CompletionActual
Jul 16, 2018
Last update
May 9, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 9, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03403933
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 19, 2018
Start date
Jan 16, 2017
Primary completion
Sep 23, 2017
Completion
Jul 16, 2018
Last update
May 9, 2023

Study contacts

Maurizio Turiel
principal investigator · IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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