E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
CHRONIC HEART FAILURE (NYHA CLASS II-III) VITAMIN D DEFICIT |
INSUFFICIENZA CARDIACA CRONICA (CLASSE II-III NYHA) e IPOVITAMINOSI D |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
CHRONIC HEART FAILURE and VITAMIN D DEFICIT |
Scompenso cardiaco cronico in fase di stabilità e carenza di vitamina D |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10006974 |
E.1.2 | Term | Calcium metabolism disorder |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10027433 - Metabolism and nutrition disorders |
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E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 14.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10063083 |
E.1.2 | Term | Chronic left ventricular failure |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10007541 - Cardiac 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 |
Verify if cholecalciferol supplementation in heart failure patients with proved vitamin D deficiency could improve their performance at six minute walking test |
Verificare se la supplementazione con vitamina D nella forma di colecalciforolo in persone con documentata carenza e concomitante insufficienza cardiaca cronica migliori la performance al test deli 6 minuti di cammino |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Verify if cholecalciferol supplementation in heart failure patients with proved vitamin D deficiency could improve their echocardiographic features of ventricular remodeling |
Verificare se la supplementazione con vitamina D nella forma di colecalciforolo in persone con documentata carenza e concomitante insufficienza cardiaca cronica migliori i parametri ecocardiografici di rimodellamento cardiaco |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
1) Chronic heart failure; NYHA class II-III - stable in the last three months 2)Age greater than 60 year old 3)Plasma 25(OH) vitamin D less than 30 ng/ml |
1)Insufficienza cardiaca cronica classe NYHA II-III - stabilità clinica negliultimi tre mesi 2) Età maggiore di 60 anni 3) (OH)vitamina D plasmatica inferiore a 30 ng/ml |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
1) Chronic use of anticonvulsivants, steroids, digitalis, thiazides 2)glomerular filtration rate lower than30 ml/min/1.73m2 (according to MDRD formula) 3)nefrolithiasia, sarcoidosis and hypercalcemia 4)Coronary acute syndrome or stroke in the previous three months 5) Cancer with prognosis lower than three years 6) Vertebral osteoporotic compression fractures or frequent falls |
1) Uso cronico di anticonvulsivanti, steroidi, digitale, tiazidici, tiazidici 2)filtrato glomerulare inferiore a 30 ml/min/1.73m2 (secondo la formula MDRD) 3)storia di nefrolitiasi, sarcoidosi e ipercalcemia 4) Sindrome coronarica acuta o stroke negli ultimi tre mesi 5) Neoplasia attiva con prognosi inferiore a 3 anni 6) fratture vertebrali su base osteoporotica o frequenti cadute a terra |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
70 metres improvement in walked distance during six minute walking test |
Miglioramento di 70 metri nella distanza percorsa al test dei 6 minuti di cammino |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Before treatment and after six motnhs of treatment |
Prima del trattamento e al termine di sei mesi di trattamento |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
Improvement in ventricular remodeling as measured by some echocardiography parameters (left ventricular volumes, sphericity index, myocardial mass) |
Miglioramento dei parametri di rimodellamento cardiaco rilevati con ecocardiografia (volume ventricolare sinistro, indice di sfericità, massa miocardica) |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
Before treatment and after six motnhs of treatment |
Prima del trattamento e al termine di sei mesi di trattamento |
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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 | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
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) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
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 | Yes |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
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
| Yes |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 1 |
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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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 | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |