E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Chronic bronchitis, emphysema or "smoker's lung" |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10009032 |
E.1.2 | Term | Chronic obstructive lung disease |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10038738 - Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To examine the effect of vitamin D intervention in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) undergoing rehabilitation. The main objective being examination of the effect on withdrawal rates and walking distance
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
To examine the effect of vitamin D in patients with COPD relating to bone health, inflammation, health related quality of life, and infection |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1) Age ≥ 50 years 2) Diagnosed COPD with forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) < 70 % of predicted 3) Breathlessness relative to MRC dyspnoea grade 3 or more
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1) Alder ≥ 50 år 2) Kendt med moderat, svær eller meget svær KOL iht. GOLD-kriterierne med forceret ekspiration i 1 sekund (FEV1) < 70 % af forventet 3) Åndenød svarende til MRC dyspnøskala grad 3 eller højere
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1) Patients with known diseases of bone metabolism apart from osteoporosis and patients with granulomatous disease 2) Patients with hyper- or hypocalcemia at inclusion 3) Patients with cardiovascular or musculoskeletal disease that impacts significantly on walking based on the investigator’s judgement 4) Patients with dementia or other mental conditions rendering them unable to understand the study information and thus provide informed consent 5) Patients with terminal disease or known cancer with bone metastases, increasing their risk of hypercalcemia 6) Patients taking more than 20 µg vtamin D on a daily basis who do not have vitamin D (serum 25-OHD) less than 40 nnmol/L. If a patient takes vitamin D, dose should have been stable 6 months prior to inclusion in order to achieve steady-state. 7) Pregnancy
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1) Patienter med kendte knoglemetaboliske sygdomme fraset knogleskørhed samt patienter med granulomatøse lidelser 2) Patienter med for højt eller for lavt kalkindhold i blodet målt ved inklusion 3) Patienter med hjerte-karlidelse eller lidelse i bevægeapparatet, der influerer væsentlig på gangfunktionen efter investigators skøn 4) Patienter med demens eller andre mentale tilstande, der påvirker patientens evne til at underskrive et informeret samtykke og gennemføre et rehabiliteringsforløb 5) Patienter med terminal tilstand eller kendt aktiv cancer med knoglemetastaser, der signifikant øger risikoen for forhøjet kalkindhold i blodet 6) Patienter der indtager mere end 20 mikrogram D-vitamin dagligt, som ikke har 25-OHD mindre end 40 nmol/L. Hvis patienten tager D-vitamin, skal han/hun have taget dette i mindst 6 måneder inden inklusion 7) Gravide
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
1) Withdrawal rate from pulmonary rehabilitation 2) Walking distance assessed by ISWT and ESWT |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
1) Vitamin D status: se-25-OHD, se-PTH 2) Calcium metabolic status: se-calcium, se-fosfat and se-magnesium 3) Quality of life (CAT og SGRQ) 4) Bone metabolic status: Se-ICTP, -PINP and osteocalcin. BMD L1-L4 and BMD total hip (DXA-scan) 5) Fat free mass and fat mass: DXA-scan 6) Physical activity assessed by SenseWear Armband 7) COPD excacerbations, all hospital admissions and death |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
After 11 weeks, 24 weeks and 52 weeks |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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Four weeks after the last visit of the last patient undergoing the trial. The patient is followed four weeks after he/she has taken the last tablet as a control of side effects. |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 5 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |