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CompletedNCT05502068Updated Aug 16, 2022

The Effects of a Sublingual Sprayable Microemulsion of Vitamin D on Inflammatory Markers in COVID-19 Patients

An interventional study of Vitamin D 25 (OH) 12000 IU in the form of a sublingual sprayable microemulsion in COVID-19 and Vitamin D Deficiency, sponsored by Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Latvia. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-08-16.

Sponsored by Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 6 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Feb 2021, registered Aug 2022).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
102
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This placebo-controlled five-day study will be performed on 100 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with vitamin D insufficiency randomized into two groups. Vitamin D in the form of a sublingual sprayable microemulsion (LYL love your life® sunD3 LYLmicro™) is given three times daily after breakfast, lunch, and dinner (daily dose 12,000 IU) to patients with blood vitamin D levels below 30 ng/ml. The control (placebo) group recieves a placebo spray in the same daily regimen.

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This placebo-controlled five-day study will be performed on 100 hospitalized COVID-19 patients with vitamin D insufficiency randomized into two groups.

The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of the high dose vitamin D supplementation on laboratory markers of systemic inflammation such as CRP, ferritin and IL-6 in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. The blood samples are analyzed at the Joint Laboratory of the Pauls Stradins Clinical Univesity Hospital. Patients with confirmed SARS-CoV2 infection (PCR) will be randomly divided into two groups: the intervention group receives vitamin D in the form of a sublingual sprayable microemulsion (LYL love your life® sunD3 LYLmicro™) of 4,000 IU three times daily after breakfast, lunch and dinner; the control group receives the same regimen of placebo spray.

A total of 100 inpatients will be selected for the study. All patients will receive standard care for COVID-19 and existing comorbidities (diabetes, arterial hypertension, etc) according to hospital-approved protocol. The primary outcome is defined as the change in the level of the inflammatory marker and the disease's severity.

Population. Disease severity is defined by the blood oxygen saturation level. Mild clinical manifestation is characterized by SpO2≥94%, moderate 90%≤SpO2\<94% and severe - SpO2\<90%. Age, BMI, GFR, vitamin D and COVID-19 severity are considered as randomization parameters.

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Conditions studied

  • COVID-19
  • Vitamin D Deficiency

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • CRP
  • Vitamin D insufficiency
  • Vitamin D spray
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In context

COVID-19

7,640 studies on the registry are indexed under COVID-19; 488 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 102 is close to the median of 100 across 4,099 interventional studies indexed under COVID-19.

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Lead sponsor

Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female subjects aged 18 and over
  • Vitamin D level below 30 ng/ml
  • Positive SARS-CoV-2 test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with mental health problems,
  • eGFR ≤30 ml/min,
  • Vitamin D level ≥ 30 ng/ml,
  • Pregnant women
  • Any other illness or condition that the researcher deemed may interfere with the results
  • Patients who refuse the studies
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Vitamin D 25 (OH) 12000 IU, Sublingual sprayable microemulsion

    Vitamin D in the form of a sublingual sprayable microemulsion (4000 IU) will be given three times daily after breakfast, lunch, and dinner (daily dose 12,000 IU) to patients with blood vitamin D levels below 30 ng/ml for 5-day intervention

    Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D 25 (OH) 12000 IU in the form of a sublingual sprayable microemulsion

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo will be given to the control group. It will be administrated sublingually, with one spray three times per day for 5 days of the study period

    Dietary Supplement: Vitamin D 25 (OH) 12000 IU in the form of a sublingual sprayable microemulsion

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementVitamin D 25 (OH) 12000 IU in the form of a sublingual sprayable microemulsion

    This is a prospective, randomized, double blind, and controlled clinical study to investigate the impact of the high dose vitamin D supplementation on laboratory markers of systemic inflammation such as CRP, ferritin and IL-6 in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Patients included in the study will be randomized into two groups and receive a placebo (as a control group) or cholecalciferol administered sublingually for 5 day

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluating the effects of a sprayable microemulsion of cholecalciferol on vitamin D levels in the blood of COVID-19 patients

    The study's primary outcome is to demonstrate the efficacy of sprayable microemulsion of cholecalciferol on the increase in circulating vitamin D levels over a period of at least 5 days.

    Time frame: month 1-4

Secondary outcomes

  1. Evaluating the effects of a sprayable microemulsion of cholecalciferol on inflammatory markers in the blood of COVID-19 patients

    The study's secondary outcome is to demonstrate the efficacy of sprayable microemulsion of cholecalciferol on inflammatory markers (blood cell count, CRP, fibrinogen, IL-6) in COVID-19 patients with vitamin D levels below 29.9 ng/ml.

    Time frame: Month 1-4

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Study locations

1 site
  • Pauls Stradins Clinical Univeristy Hospital
    Riga, LV-1002, Latvia
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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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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 16, 2022, 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
NCT05502068
Lead sponsor
Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 16, 2022
Start date
Feb 1, 2021
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2021
Completion
Jun 9, 2021
Last update
Aug 16, 2022

Study contacts

Valdis Pirags, MD, PhD
principal investigator · Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital

Oversight

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