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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN12424842
ISRCTN12424842
Completed
Phase 2

A randomised, double blind, placebo controlled parallel group trial of vitamin D supplementation compared to placebo in people presenting with their First Episode of psychosis Neuroprotection Design

King's College London0 sites149 target enrollmentFebruary 25, 2015

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Psychosis
Sponsor
King's College London
Enrollment
149
Status
Completed
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

2020 Protocol article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31907006 protocol (added 08/01/2020) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34962559/ (added 30/12/2021)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
February 25, 2015
End Date
December 20, 2019
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Current inclusion criteria as of 11/10/2017:
  • 1\. Aged between 18\-65 years including women of child\-bearing age
  • 2\. Diagnosis of functional psychosis defined according to ICD\-10 criteria
  • 3\. Willing to refrain from taking multivitamins or non\-study vitamin D supplements (including cod liver oil), that exceed 400IU/day of vitamin D throughout the study
  • 4\. Patients who are willing to give a vitamin D blood sample
  • 5\. Patients who are able to and have given written informed consent
  • Previous inclusion criteria:
  • 1\. Patients experiencing their first episode of psychosis (or FEP, defined as first presentation in the last six months)
  • 2\. Attending clinical services run in the South London and Maudsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
  • 3\. Aged 18\-45 years

Exclusion Criteria

  • Current exclusion criteria as of 11/10/2017:
  • 1\. Known intolerance of Vitamin D2 or D3 or known allergy to any of the trial medications
  • 2\. Those who are currently taking vitamin D supplements at a dose exceeding 400IU/day.
  • 3\. Those who have taken cardiac glycosides; calcium channel blockers; or oral, intramuscular, or intravenous corticosteroids;, bendroflumethiazide; isoniazid, or rifampicin in the past one month
  • 4\. Known active tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, hypo or hyperparathyroidism, past or present nephrolithiasis (renal stones), suspected or diagnosed hepatic or renal dysfunction, any malignancy other than non\-melanoma skin cancer not in remission for \= 3 years, calcium disorders
  • 5\. Baseline corrected serum calcium \> 2\.6mmol/L
  • 6\. Patients with known history of hypercalcaemia
  • 7\. Pregnant or breast\-feeding women and women planning a pregnancy
  • 8\. Patients lacking the capacity to provide written informed consent
  • Previous exclusion criteria:

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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