Vitamin D Supplementation in Diabetic Nephropathy

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2015-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Diabetes is a life-long disease that is getting more common in Canada. One of the most common problems in people with kidney disease is diabetes and low bone mineral density (BMD). This can lead to a higher chance for broken bones, infection and life-long health problems. The most common reason for having low BMD is not getting enough vitamin D (Vit D) in your diet and not having enough sunlight. This is very common in Canada (especially in northern Alberta) because winter is very long. Most people also don't eat or drink enough foods that are high in Vit D (like milk) and so they don't have enough Vit D in their body to make healthy bones. This can mean the only way to get enough Vit D in your body for your bones when you have kidney disease is to take some extra vitamin D in a pill. Most people are not aware that they have poor bone health until they break a bone. Broken bones can really hurt and can prevent a person from being able to walk and take care of themselves. Right now, we are not sure exactly how much Vit D people with diabetes and kidney disease need to take to prevent them from having low BMD or how often they need to take it. Our plan is to study the effect of two ways to take Vit D pills (every day or once a month) on overall Vit D status and on bone health in adult patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease and see how this influences their quality of life.

Hypotheses:

1. Vitamin D supplementation (2,000 IU/day and 40,000 IU/month) for six months will result in significantly improved overall vitamin D status and improved markers of bone health in adult patients with diabetic nephropathy.

2. Monthly dosing of vitamin D (40,000 IU/month) over six months will result in improved patient adherence and satisfaction with vitamin D supplementation when compared to daily dosing of vitamin D (2000 IU/D). This will improve vitamin D status and bone health parameters, which will result in an increased quality of life and sense of well-being.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Alberta
• Treatments: Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferols; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnoses of diabetes (type 1 or 2) and stage 2-4 chronic kidney disease (glomerular filtration rate: 15-89 ml/min/1.73m2)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with co-morbid conditions known to affect vitamin D metabolism including gastrointestinal, liver, rheumatoid or bone disorders (e.g. hyperthyroidism, untreated celiac disease, cancer, Paget's disease, sarcoidosis, malabsorption, etc). Individuals with severe, permanent vision impairment will be excluded as this will preclude them from reading supplement labels accurately and safely. Pregnant women will be excluded as DXA scans are not recommended during pregnancy. Patients weighing >136kg will be excluded as the DXA table cannot accommodate this weight.

• Patients on drug therapy known to interfere with vitamin D (e.g. oral glucocorticoids, cholestyramine, colestipol, mineral oil, Orlistat, digoxin, antacids).

• Patients with stage 5 CKD (GFR <15ml/min/1.73m2), receiving dialysis or on kidney transplant list.

• Patients with pre-existing hypercalcemia (>2.75mmol/l), hyperphosphatemia (>2.0mmol/l), severe hyperparathyroidism (PTH >600pg/ml), and serum 25(OH)D >200nmol/l.

• Patients with serum 25(OH)D <37.5nmol/l at time of study entry/screening to control for correction of vitamin D deficiency.