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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR2301
Date of registration: 19/04/2010
Primary sponsor: Erasmus Medical Center
Public title: Vitamin D treatment effect on retinal nerve fiber loss after optic neuritis.
Scientific title: Vitamin D treatment effect on retinal nerve fiber loss after optic neuritis. - VIDEO-trial
Date of first enrolment: 1/7/2010
Target sample size: 120
Recruitment status: pending
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=2301
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: Double; Control: Placebo; Group: Parallel; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: T.  Runia
Address:  Postbus 2040, Erasmus MC, faculteit, kamer Ee2230 3000 CA Rotterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)10 7043980
Email: t.runia@erasmusmc.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: T.  Runia
Address:  Postbus 2040, Erasmus MC, faculteit, kamer Ee2230 3000 CA Rotterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)10 7043980
Email: t.runia@erasmusmc.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Single unilateral ON;

2. Age between 18 and 50 year;

3. Neuro-ophtalmological examination within 4 weeks of symptom onset.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Prior known ON, MS or prior symptoms suggestive of demyelination;

2. Other suspected or established causes of vision loss (e.g. glaucoma, amblyopia);

3. Inability to undergo OCT testing;

4. Use of more than 1 vitamin supplement;

5. Use of immunomodulatory therapy (e.g. interferone) in the 3 months prior to inclusion;

6. Methylprednisolone treatment in the 3 months prior to inclusion;

7. Allergy to peanuts.


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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Multiple sclerosis (MS), Vitamin D, Optic neuritis, Optical coherence tomography

Intervention(s)
Patients with unilateral optic neuritis will be randomly assigned to receive either vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol) as an oral liquid medicine (14.000 IU/week) or placebo. Study medication will be administered once a week for 2 years.
Primary Outcome(s)
Retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, as measured by OCT at 6 months, 1 year and 2 years.
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Time to second attack;

2. Visual acuity and visual field at 6 months, 1 year and 2 years;

3. Clinical outcome measures (EDSS, MSIS, FSS, HADS) at 6 months, 1 year and 2 years;

4. T2 lesion load on brain MRI at 2 years;

5. Markers of immunology and neurodegeneration and T cell function at 6 months, 1 year and 2 years.
Secondary ID(s)
NL31899.078.10 / 2010-018498-39 ;
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Dutch MS Research Foundation
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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