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Clinical Trial to Optimise Levels of Vitamin D for Rhinovirus Protection

Phase 2
Withdrawn
Conditions
Common Cold
Registration Number
NCT04368520
Lead Sponsor
Queen Mary University of London
Brief Summary

A phase II randomised, placebo-controlled trial to identify the optimal regimen of vitamin D supplementation for rhinovirus protection, determined by host responses to a clinically induced rhinovirus challenge. The primary outcome is rhinovirus titre after inoculation with rhinovirus; secondary outcomes are self-reported respiratory symptom scores, concentrations of cytokines and chemokines sampled from the nasal mucosa, and the transcriptional responses of nasal epithelial cells.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18-70 years
  2. Gives written informed consent
  3. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration <75 nmol/L
  4. Agrees not to take supplement containing vitamin D during participation
  5. Agrees not to commence smoking or vaping during participation

Exclusion criteria:

  1. Current smoker or vaper

  2. Taken vitamin D supplement or other supplement containing vitamin D, in previous 3 months

  3. Sunny holiday abroadI, defined as any location 51 degrees North/South of the equator, for ≥1 week, in the previous 3 months

  4. Dependent(s) <6 months old

  5. Positive serology for anti-RV16 antibodies

  6. Living with someone with severe airways disease

  7. Any of the following medical conditions:

    1. Diabetes mellitus
    2. Asthma
    3. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
    4. Respiratory allergies
    5. Sarcoidosis
    6. Hyperparathyroidism
    7. Nephrolithiasis
    8. Active tuberculosis
    9. Liver failure
    10. Renal failure
    11. Lymphoma or other malignancy not in remission for ≥ 3 years
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rhinovirus titres+3 to +5 days after inoculation

PCR-detected rhinovirus-16 load sampled from the nasal mucosa

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Respiratory symptom score (Jackson Score)+1 to +14 days after inoculation

Total self-reported respiratory symptom score (scored 0-32; increasing score equals increasing symptom severity)

Cytokine and chemokine concentrationsDay 0 and +4 days after inoculation

Change in concentrations of inflammatory mediators (Including, but not limited to IL-1β, IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, Il-6, IL- 7, IL-8 \[CXCL8\], IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, IL-1RA, IL-2R, IFN-α, IFN-γ, TNF-α, MCP-1 \[CCL2\], MIP- 1α \[CCL3\], MIP-1β \[CCL4\], RANTES \[CCL5\], eotaxin \[CCL11\], MIG \[CXCL9\], IP-10 \[CXCL10\], EGF, FGF-basic, HGF, VEGF, G-CSF, GM-CSF)

Change in level of vitamin D-regulated gene expressionDay 0 and +4 days after inoculation

Change in expression of DHCR7, CYP2R1, CYP3A4, CYP27A1, CYP27B1, CYP24A1, VDR, DBP, RXRA

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

St. Mary's Hospital

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

St. Mary's Hospital
🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

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