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NCT Number: NCT01480869

Study of Vitamin D Supplementation Tailored to Vitamin D Deficiency in Breast Cancer Patients

The purpose of this study is to compare normalization of vitamin D serum level after 6 months of vitamin D supplementation adjusted to baseline vitamin D serum level vs.conventional vitamin D supplementation.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

CRLC Val d'Aurelle-Paul Lamarque

Montpellier, 34298, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Breast adenocarcinoma treated by neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy within 12 months prior to study enrollment
  • WHO performance status 0-1
  • Age ≥18 years old
  • Affiliation to a social security regime or beneficiary of equivalent social protection
  • Written informed consent provided before any study specific procedures

Complementary inclusion criterion for randomization

  • Proved vitamin D deficiency as defined by serum vitamin D level lower than 30 ng/ml (75 nmol/L).

Exclusion criteria

  • Metastatic disease
  • History or presence of any other malignancy (except curatively treated nonmelanoma skin cancer or in situ cervix carcinoma) ………….

traités dans les 5 ans précédents.

  • Contraindication to calcium or cholecalciferol
  • Known severe hypersensitivity to vitamin D or to calcium supplementation or to one of the excipients.
  • Disease and/or medical conditions accompanied by hypercalcaemia and/or hypercalciuria
  • Calcium lithiasis and tissue calcification
  • Hypervitaminosis D
  • Presence of significant comorbidities:

i) Uncontrolled endocrine disease ii) Known disorders of calcium phophorus laboratory testing iii) Proved osteopenia or osteoporosis requiring vitamin D and calcium supplements

  • Concomitant treatment with other experimental products or another vitamin D calcium treatment
  • Pregnancy, breastfeeding or of reproductive potential not using an effective contraceptive method
  • Legal inability or restricted legal ability. Medical or psychological conditions not allowing proper study completion or informed consent signature

Treatment and study plan

calcium and cholecalciferol

Drug

Tablet to suck: calcium 500 mg bid, cholecalciferol 200 IU bid

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the increase in normalization of serum vitamin D level

    Time frame: 6 months

    To compare the increase in normalization of serum vitamin D level adjusted to baseline level in patients receiving either vitamin D supplementation tailored to vitamin D deficiency or conventional vitamin D supplementation.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Baseline vitamin D/calcium status in this patient population

    Time frame: Baseline

  2. Normalization rate of serum 25-OHD level

    Time frame: 12, 18 and 24 months

  3. Normalization rate of serum 25-OHD level in control patients who shift to experimental strategy

    Time frame: 6 months after crossover

  4. Clinical and biological tolerance profile

    Time frame: During treament administration (can last up to 24 months)

    According to National Cancer Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events Version 4.0

  5. Treatment compliance

    Time frame: During treatment administration (can last up to 24 months)

    Treatment compliance will be assessed using a patient record book

  6. Quality of life

    Time frame: 24 months

    Quality of life is assessed using the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire

  7. Impact of study treatments on bone and joint pains induced by aromatase inhibitors

    Time frame: During treatment administration (can last up to 24 months)

  8. Changes in vitamin and calcium biological markers

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

  9. Predictive value of individual biomarkers

    Time frame: Up to 24 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle

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Registry information

Official study title

Randomized Phase III Trial Comparing Conventional Vitamin D Supplementation vs. Vitamin D Supplementation Tailored to Vitamin D Deficiency in Breast Cancer Patients Treated by Neoadjuvant or Adjuvant Chemotherapy.

Acronym: VITACAL

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Nov 29, 2011
Registry last updated
Mar 12, 2026

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