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NCT Number: NCT04735926

Efficacy and Safety of Calcifediol vs Placebo in Subjects With Vitamin D Deficiency

This is a randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, multicentre, dose-ranging clinical trial in subjects with vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. Its general objective is to determine the efficacy and safety of different doses of calcifediol soft gelatin capsules (SGCs) compared to placebo.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Primary location

MC-1-Sevlievo Ltd., Sevlievo, Bulgaria

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female subjects ≥ 18 years of age.
  • Evidence of serum 25-OH-D levels < 20 ng/mL or ≤ 10 ng/mL, for each cohort.
  • Written informed consent.
  • For females of childbearing potential only: willing to perform pregnancy tests, must agree to use highly effective methods of birth control throughout the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects receiving any treatment with calcifediol, vitamin D analogues, vitamin complexes or vitamin D supplements.
  • Subjects taking drugs that could modify vitamin D levels.
  • Subjects taking calcium supplements.
  • Uncorrected hypercalcaemia, known hypercalciuria or nephrolithiasis.
  • Severe renal impairment.
  • Subjects diagnosed with liver or biliary failure, congestive heart failure, malabsorption, primary hyperparathyroidism, hypothyroidism, prolonged immobilisation, sarcoidosis, tuberculosis or other granulomatous diseases or hyperthyroidism.
  • Any present or previous malignancy.
  • Known contraindications or sensitivities to the use of the IP or any of its components.
  • Pregnant woman, breastfeeding woman or woman planning a pregnancy.
  • Subject has received an IP within 30 days before the start of the screening or is currently enrolled in an investigational interventional study.
  • Any condition that may jeopardise the clinical trial conduct according to the protocol.
  • Employees of the investigator or clinical trial site, as well as family members of the employees or the principal investigator.
  • Person committed to an institution by virtue of an order issued either by judicial or other authorities.

Treatment and study plan

Calcifediol 75mcg

Drug

Soft gelatin capsule. Oral administration once per week

Calcifediol 100mcg

Drug

Soft gelatin capsule. Oral administration once per week

Calcifediol 125mcg

Drug

Soft gelatin capsule. Oral administration once per week.

Placebo

Other

Soft gelatin capsule. Oral administration once per week.

Primary outcomes

  1. To assess efficacy for each cohort in terms of percentage of subjects achieving 25-OH-D levels ≥ 30 ng/mL and/or ≥ 20 ng/mL at 16 weeks of treatment.

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Percentage of subjects who achieve 25-OH-D levels ≥ 30 ng/mL and/or ≥ 20 ng/mL

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Faes Farma, S.A.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Randomised, Double-blind, Double-dummy, Multicentre Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Three Different Weekly Dosages of Calcifediol Versus Placebo in Subjects With Either Vitamin D Deficiency or Insufficiency.

Acronym: WORFEROL

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2023
First posted
Feb 3, 2021
Registry last updated
Sep 15, 2023

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