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High-dose vitamin D3 in pancreas cancer

Phase 1
Conditions
vitamin D deficiency - pancreatic cancer
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Cancer [C04]
Registration Number
EUCTR2017-003489-28-AT
Lead Sponsor
Medizinische Universität Graz
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

•both sexes
•vitamin D deficiency (< 20ng/ml)
•patients > 18 years of age
•pancreatic Cancer

•surgical intervention/non-surgical Intervention
•signed written informed consent

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 18
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 42

Exclusion Criteria

•patients < 18 years of age
•pregnancy
•contraindication for oral vitamin D intake
•hypercalcemia (> 2.65 mmol/l total calcium and/or > 1.35 mmol/l ionized calcium at screening)
•other ongoing vitamin D conducted trial
•known kidney stones, active tuberculosis or sarcoidosis (in the last 12 months)
•normal vitamin D serum levels
metastasized pancreatic Cancer
missing written informed consent

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Main Objective: Evaluate that a high dose vitamin D supplementation leads to a higher 25(OH) vitamin D blood level versus the standard supplementation in pancreatic cancer patients-Normalization 25(OH) vitamin D blood level on day 60 (>75ng/mL);Secondary Objective: 25(OH) vitamin D blood level on day 30<br>•1,25(OH)2D on day 30 and day 60<br>•urine calcium on day 30 and day 60<br>•60-day mortality<br>•hospital stay<br>•hospital readmission<br>•hepcidin blood level correlation to 25(OH)D<br>•EORTC QLQ-PAN 26 questionnaire<br>;Primary end point(s): Normalization 25(OH) vitamin D blood level on day 60 (>75ng/mL);Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: day 60
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Secondary end point(s): •25(OH) vitamin D blood level on day 30<br>•1,25(OH)2D on day 30 and day 60<br>•urine calcium on day 30 and day 60<br><br><br>•Osteocalcin on day 30 and day 60<br>•Beta-crosslaps on day 30 and day 60<br>•Calcium, ionized calcium, creatinine, phosphate on day 30 and day 60<br>•60-day mortality<br>•hospital stay<br>•hospital readmission<br>•hepcidin blood level on day 30 and day 60<br>•EORTC QLQ-PAN 26 questionnaire on day 30 and day 60<br>;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: day 30 and day 60
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