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    Summary
    EudraCT Number:2014-002363-15
    Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:EVITA
    National Competent Authority:Germany - BfArM
    Clinical Trial Type:EEA CTA
    Trial Status:Prematurely Ended
    Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:2014-11-04
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    Index
    A. PROTOCOL INFORMATION
    B. SPONSOR INFORMATION
    C. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION
    D. IMP IDENTIFICATION
    D.8 INFORMATION ON PLACEBO
    E. GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE TRIAL
    F. POPULATION OF TRIAL SUBJECTS
    G. INVESTIGATOR NETWORKS TO BE INVOLVED IN THE TRIAL
    N. REVIEW BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OR ETHICS COMMITTEE IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
    P. END OF TRIAL
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    A. Protocol Information
    A.1Member State ConcernedGermany - BfArM
    A.2EudraCT number2014-002363-15
    A.3Full title of the trial
    EVITA Trial: Effect of VItamin D as add-on Therapy for vitamin D insufficient patients with severe Asthma: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
    A.3.1Title of the trial for lay people, in easily understood, i.e. non-technical, language
    Effect of VItamin D as add-on Therapy for vitamin D insufficient patients with severe Asthma
    A.3.2Name or abbreviated title of the trial where available
    EVITA
    A.4.1Sponsor's protocol code numberEVITA
    A.7Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan No
    A.8EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan
    B. Sponsor Information
    B.Sponsor: 1
    B.1.1Name of SponsorUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
    B.1.3.4CountryGermany
    B.3.1 and B.3.2Status of the sponsorNon-Commercial
    B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
    B.4.1Name of organisation providing supportBundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)
    B.4.2CountryGermany
    B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
    B.5.1Name of organisationUniversity Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
    B.5.2Functional name of contact pointStephanie Korn
    B.5.3 Address:
    B.5.3.1Street AddressLangenbeckstr. 1
    B.5.3.2Town/ cityMainz
    B.5.3.3Post codeD-55131
    B.5.3.4CountryGermany
    B.5.4Telephone number00496131175783
    B.5.5Fax number00496131175661
    B.5.6E-mailStephanie.Korn@unimedizin-mainz.de
    D. IMP Identification
    D.IMP: 1
    D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleTest
    D.2 Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
    D.2.1IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation Yes
    D.2.1.1.1Trade name Dekristol® 1000 I.E
    D.2.1.1.2Name of the Marketing Authorisation holderMibe GmbH Arzneimittel
    D.2.1.2Country which granted the Marketing AuthorisationGermany
    D.2.5The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community No
    D.2.5.1Orphan drug designation number
    D.3 Description of the IMP
    D.3.1Product nameDekristol® 1000 I.E
    D.3.2Product code A11CC05
    D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Capsule, hard
    D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation No
    D.3.7Routes of administration for this IMPOral use
    D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
    D.3.8INN - Proposed INNColecalciferol
    D.3.9.1CAS number 67-97-0
    D.3.9.4EV Substance CodeSUB29263
    D.3.10 Strength
    D.3.10.1Concentration unit IU international unit(s)
    D.3.10.2Concentration typeequal
    D.3.10.3Concentration number4000
    D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
    D.3.11.1Active substance of chemical origin Yes
    D.3.11.2Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    The IMP is a:
    D.3.11.3Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    D.3.11.3.1Somatic cell therapy medicinal product No
    D.3.11.3.2Gene therapy medical product No
    D.3.11.3.3Tissue Engineered Product No
    D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) No
    D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product No
    D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy No
    D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
    D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) No
    D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product No
    D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product No
    D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product No
    D.3.11.10Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms No
    D.3.11.11Herbal medicinal product No
    D.3.11.12Homeopathic medicinal product No
    D.3.11.13Another type of medicinal product No
    D.IMP: 2
    D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleTest
    D.2 Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
    D.2.1IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation Yes
    D.2.1.1.1Trade name Dekristol® 20000 I.E
    D.2.1.1.2Name of the Marketing Authorisation holdermibe GmbH Arzneimittel
    D.2.1.2Country which granted the Marketing AuthorisationGermany
    D.2.5The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community No
    D.2.5.1Orphan drug designation number
    D.3 Description of the IMP
    D.3.1Product nameDekristol® 20000 I.E
    D.3.2Product code A11CC
    D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Capsule, hard
    D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation No
    D.3.7Routes of administration for this IMPOral use
    D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
    D.3.8INN - Proposed INNColecalciferol
    D.3.9.1CAS number 67-97-0
    D.3.9.4EV Substance CodeSUB29263
    D.3.10 Strength
    D.3.10.1Concentration unit IU international unit(s)
    D.3.10.2Concentration typeequal
    D.3.10.3Concentration number100000
    D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
    D.3.11.1Active substance of chemical origin Yes
    D.3.11.2Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    The IMP is a:
    D.3.11.3Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) No
    D.3.11.3.1Somatic cell therapy medicinal product No
    D.3.11.3.2Gene therapy medical product No
    D.3.11.3.3Tissue Engineered Product No
    D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) No
    D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product No
    D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy No
    D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
    D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) No
    D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product No
    D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product No
    D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product No
    D.3.11.10Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms No
    D.3.11.11Herbal medicinal product No
    D.3.11.12Homeopathic medicinal product No
    D.3.11.13Another type of medicinal product No
    D.8 Information on Placebo
    D.8 Placebo: 1
    D.8.1Is a Placebo used in this Trial?Yes
    D.8.3Pharmaceutical form of the placeboCapsule, hard
    D.8.4Route of administration of the placeboOral use
    E. General Information on the Trial
    E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation
    E.1.1Medical condition(s) being investigated
    severe asthma
    schweres Asthma
    E.1.1.1Medical condition in easily understood language
    severe asthma
    schweres Asthma
    E.1.1.2Therapeutic area Diseases [C] - Respiratory Tract Diseases [C08]
    MedDRA Classification
    E.1.3Condition being studied is a rare disease No
    E.2 Objective of the trial
    E.2.1Main objective of the trial
    - To investigate the effect of vitamin D as add-on therapy to inhaled or oral corticosteroids necessary to control asthma in vitamin D insufficient patients with severe disease
    E.2.2Secondary objectives of the trial
    - To evaluate the effects on rate and time to first and subsequent exacerbations.
    - To evaluate the effects on a range of asthma-related clinical and functional Parameters (e.g. ACQ-5 score, AQLQ score, BDI / TDI, FVC, FEV1, RV, TLC, airway resistance, IC, DLCO, serum concentrations of vitamin D, parathormone, calcium, interleukins (IL) 10 and 17, and TNF-alpha
    E.2.3Trial contains a sub-study No
    E.3Principal inclusion criteria
    Subjects meeting all of the following criteria will be considered for enrolment into the trial:
    - Male or female, age ≥ 18 years with a pulmonary specialist diagnosis of severe asthma according to the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA 2014, www.ginasthma.org) and the German Asthma Net (GAN, www. German-asthmanet.de)
    - Treatment with long-acting β2-agonists (LABA) and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) at a dose of at least 1000 μg beclomethasone (or equivalent) per day, chronic oral corticosteroid (OCS) use is allowed
    - Asthma Control Questionnaire (ACQ-5) score ≥ 1.5
    - Vitamin D insufficiency as defined by a serum vitamin D concentration of <30 ng/ml but ≥ 10 ng/ml at screening
    E.4Principal exclusion criteria
    Subjects presenting one of the following criteria will not be enrolled in the trial:
    - Patients on vitamin D substitution
    - Impaired renal function (GFR < 30 ml/min) and history of physician-diagnosed nephrolithiasis
    - Within the past 4 weeks respiratory tract infection or asthma exacerbation requiring systemic corticosteroids or increase in systemic corticosteroids
    - Chronic respiratory diseases (other than asthma)
    - Current smokers or ex-smokers with a smoking history of more than 10 packyears
    E.5 End points
    E.5.1Primary end point(s)
    Relative dose reduction of ICS (μg beclomethasone or equivalent/day) or OCS (mg prednisone or equivalent/day) at the end of study phase II, defined as [initial dose at week 0 – dose at end of phase II (week 24)] / initial dose at week 0. If the dose at end of Phase II has been reduced compared to week 0 and this was followed by an exacerbation within 4 weeks after reduction, the dose before that reduction will be used for the calculation of
    relative dose reduction.
    E.5.1.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    week 24
    E.5.2Secondary end point(s)
    - Exacerbations (rate of and time to first and subsequent exacerbations)
    - ACQ-5 score, AQLQ score, BDI / TDI
    - FVC, FEV1, RV, TLC, airway resistance, IC, DLCO
    - Serum concentrations of vitamin D, parathormone, calcium, interleukins (IL) 10 and 17, as well as TNF-alpha
    - Proportion of patients that achieved vitamin D sufficiency (vitamin D responder: 25-hydroxyvitamin D level ≥ 30 ng/mL)
    - Assessment of safety and tolerability by documentation of adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), vital signs, physical examination and laboratory parameters (laboratory test abnormalities/test value changes over time)
    E.5.2.1Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point
    week 4
    week 8
    week 12
    week 14
    week 18
    week 20
    week 24
    E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial
    E.6Scope of the trial
    E.6.1Diagnosis No
    E.6.2Prophylaxis No
    E.6.3Therapy Yes
    E.6.4Safety Yes
    E.6.5Efficacy Yes
    E.6.6Pharmacokinetic No
    E.6.7Pharmacodynamic No
    E.6.8Bioequivalence No
    E.6.9Dose response No
    E.6.10Pharmacogenetic No
    E.6.11Pharmacogenomic No
    E.6.12Pharmacoeconomic No
    E.6.13Others No
    E.7Trial type and phase
    E.7.1Human pharmacology (Phase I) No
    E.7.1.1First administration to humans No
    E.7.1.2Bioequivalence study No
    E.7.1.3Other No
    E.7.1.3.1Other trial type description
    E.7.2Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) No
    E.7.3Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) No
    E.7.4Therapeutic use (Phase IV) Yes
    E.8 Design of the trial
    E.8.1Controlled Yes
    E.8.1.1Randomised Yes
    E.8.1.2Open No
    E.8.1.3Single blind No
    E.8.1.4Double blind Yes
    E.8.1.5Parallel group Yes
    E.8.1.6Cross over No
    E.8.1.7Other No
    E.8.2 Comparator of controlled trial
    E.8.2.1Other medicinal product(s) No
    E.8.2.2Placebo Yes
    E.8.2.3Other No
    E.8.2.4Number of treatment arms in the trial2
    E.8.3 The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned No
    E.8.4 The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned Yes
    E.8.4.1Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned13
    E.8.5The trial involves multiple Member States No
    E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA
    E.8.6.1Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA No
    E.8.6.2Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA No
    E.8.7Trial has a data monitoring committee Yes
    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
    last visit last subject
    E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned years2
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned months0
    E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned days0
    F. Population of Trial Subjects
    F.1 Age Range
    F.1.1Trial has subjects under 18 No
    F.1.1.1In Utero No
    F.1.1.2Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks) No
    F.1.1.3Newborns (0-27 days) No
    F.1.1.4Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) No
    F.1.1.5Children (2-11years) No
    F.1.1.6Adolescents (12-17 years) No
    F.1.2Adults (18-64 years) Yes
    F.1.2.1Number of subjects for this age range: 140
    F.1.3Elderly (>=65 years) Yes
    F.1.3.1Number of subjects for this age range: 20
    F.2 Gender
    F.2.1Female Yes
    F.2.2Male Yes
    F.3 Group of trial subjects
    F.3.1Healthy volunteers No
    F.3.2Patients Yes
    F.3.3Specific vulnerable populations Yes
    F.3.3.1Women of childbearing potential not using contraception No
    F.3.3.2Women of child-bearing potential using contraception Yes
    F.3.3.3Pregnant women No
    F.3.3.4Nursing women No
    F.3.3.5Emergency situation No
    F.3.3.6Subjects incapable of giving consent personally No
    F.3.3.7Others No
    F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included
    F.4.1In the member state160
    F.5 Plans for treatment or care after the subject has ended the participation in the trial (if it is different from the expected normal treatment of that condition)
    Baseline asthma therapy will be maintained after the end of the trial.
    All patients may continue treatment with vitamin D according their individual vitamin D level.
    G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial
    N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned
    N.Competent Authority Decision Authorised
    N.Date of Competent Authority Decision2015-02-13
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial applicationFavourable
    N.Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion
    N.Date of Ethics Committee Opinion2015-02-11
    P. End of Trial
    P.End of Trial StatusPrematurely Ended
    P.Date of the global end of the trial2017-04-03
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