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Last refreshed on: 9 January 2017
Main ID:  NCT00879424
Date of registration: 09/04/2009
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Public title: Vitamin D Supplementation in Childhood Atopic Dermatitis
Scientific title: Randomized Trial of Vitamin D Supplementation in Winter-related, Childhood Atopic Dermatitis
Date of first enrolment: February 2009
Target sample size: 107
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00879424
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Mongolia
Contacts
Name:     Carlos A. Camargo, MD, DrPH
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Affiliation:  Massachusetts General Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 2-17 years

- AD rated 10-72 by EASI scale

- Wintertime onset or exacerbation of AD

Exclusion Criteria:

- Active skin infection

- History of summertime onset or exacerbation of AD

- History of underlying illness causing immunosuppression within the past 2 years (eg.
hematologic malignancies)

- Medications causing iatrogenic immunosuppression (eg. cyclosporine; azathioprine,
oral steroids) taken within the past month

- Parathyroid disease

- Acute or chronic renal disease

- Hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia

- Thyroid disease

- History of osteomalacia or Paget's disease of bone

- History of malabsorption (eg cystic fibrosis)

- Planned trip to sunny climate during the one-month study



Age minimum: 2 Years
Age maximum: 17 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Atopic Dermatitis
Intervention(s)
Dietary Supplement: Placebo
Dietary Supplement: cholecalciferol (vitamin D)
Primary Outcome(s)
EASI score [Time Frame: 1 month]
Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) [Time Frame: 1 month]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
CeDAR-01
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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Date Completed:
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