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Clinical Trials/NCT05702398
NCT05702398RecruitingEarly Phase 1

Pilot Trial of Supplemental Vitamin A and Nicotinamide and Levels of Blood Vitamin A and Nicotinamide

Rhode Island Hospital1 site in 1 country30 target enrollmentStarted: April 1, 2023Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Early Phase 1
Status
Recruiting
Enrollment
30
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Change of Blood Vitamin A and Nicotinamide Levels

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the feasibility and safety of oral nicotinamide (NAM; a derivative of vitamin B3 [niacin]) and vitamin A in a high-risk population of kidney transplant recipients with a history of skin cancer to generate preliminary data for future cancer prevention clinical trials.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Basic Science
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • 18 years old or greater;
  • Either History of 2 or more histologically confirmed invasive cutaneous SCCs in the past 2 years or
  • At least one previously billed Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code 17004 (destruction of 15 or more benign or premalignant lesions of the integumentary system);
  • Understands, reads, and writes English proficiently.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Liver disease;
  • Active peptic ulcer disease;
  • Recent myocardial infarction;
  • Hypotension;
  • Internal malignancy within past 5 years;
  • Renal impairment with eGFR<15 mL/min/1.73 m2;
  • Being unable for follow up due to social reasons;
  • Gorlin's syndrome or other genetic skin cancer syndrome;
  • Huge number of current skin cancers;
  • Metastatic SCC or invasive melanoma within the past 5 years;
  • Pregnancy or lactation;
  • Need for ongoing carbamazepine use (which could have a possible interaction with NAM);
  • Use of acitretin or other oral retinoids within the past 6 months;
  • Use of supplemental NAM, niacin, vitamin A, or beta carotene within the past 6 months;
  • Field treatment for actinic keratoses (AKs) within the previous 4 weeks;
  • Use of topical steroids.

Arms & Interventions

Vitamin A & Nicotinamide

Experimental

1,000 μg retinyl palmitate and 500 mg NAM twice a day

Intervention: Vitamin A (Drug)

Vitamin A & Nicotinamide

Experimental

1,000 μg retinyl palmitate and 500 mg NAM twice a day

Intervention: Nicotinamide (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change of Blood Vitamin A and Nicotinamide Levels

Time Frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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