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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT01480869
Date of registration: 24/11/2011
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle
Public title: Study of Vitamin D Supplementation Tailored to Vitamin D Deficiency in Breast Cancer Patients VITACAL
Scientific title: Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Conventional Vitamin D Supplementation vs. Vitamin D Supplementation Tailored to Vitamin D Deficiency in Breast Cancer Patients Treated by Neoadjuvant or Adjuvant Chemotherapy.
Date of first enrolment: July 2011
Target sample size: 215
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01480869
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
France
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Breast adenocarcinoma treated by neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy within 12 months
prior to study enrollment

- WHO performance status 0-1

- Age =18 years old

- Affiliation to a social security regime or beneficiary of equivalent social protection

- Written informed consent provided before any study specific procedures

Complementary inclusion criterion for randomization

- Proved vitamin D deficiency as defined by serum vitamin D level lower than 30 ng/ml (75
nmol/L).

Exclusion Criteria:

- Metastatic disease

- History or presence of any other malignancy (except curatively treated nonmelanoma
skin cancer or in situ cervix carcinoma) ………….

traités dans les 5 ans précédents.

- Contraindication to calcium or cholecalciferol

- Known severe hypersensitivity to vitamin D or to calcium supplementation or to one of
the excipients.

- Disease and/or medical conditions accompanied by hypercalcaemia and/or hypercalciuria

- Calcium lithiasis and tissue calcification

- Hypervitaminosis D

- Presence of significant comorbidities:

i) Uncontrolled endocrine disease ii) Known disorders of calcium phophorus laboratory
testing iii) Proved osteopenia or osteoporosis requiring vitamin D and calcium
supplements

- Concomitant treatment with other experimental products or another vitamin D calcium
treatment

- Pregnancy, breastfeeding or of reproductive potential not using an effective
contraceptive method

- Legal inability or restricted legal ability. Medical or psychological conditions not
allowing proper study completion or informed consent signature



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Breast Cancer
Intervention(s)
Drug: calcium and cholecalciferol
Primary Outcome(s)
To evaluate the increase in normalization of serum vitamin D level [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Baseline vitamin D/calcium status in this patient population [Time Frame: Baseline]
Changes in vitamin and calcium biological markers [Time Frame: Up to 24 months]
Normalization rate of serum 25-OHD level [Time Frame: 12, 18 and 24 months]
Clinical and biological tolerance profile [Time Frame: During treament administration (can last up to 24 months)]
Impact of study treatments on bone and joint pains induced by aromatase inhibitors [Time Frame: During treatment administration (can last up to 24 months)]
Treatment compliance [Time Frame: During treatment administration (can last up to 24 months)]
Predictive value of individual biomarkers [Time Frame: Up to 24 months]
Normalization rate of serum 25-OHD level in control patients who shift to experimental strategy [Time Frame: 6 months after crossover]
Quality of life [Time Frame: 24 months]
Secondary ID(s)
2010-023459-27
VA 2010/12
VITACAL
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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