Vitamin D as an Adjunctive Treatment in Patients With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis

Summary

This study evaluates vitamin D as an adjunctive treatment in patients with non-Cystic Fibrosis bronchiectasis, which are combined with vitamin D deficiency. Half of participants will receive vitamin D supplementation, while the other half will receive placebo.

Timeline

Start

2015-01

Primary completion

2016-12

Completion

2017-06

Publications

• Results Chalmers JD, McHugh BJ, Docherty C, Govan JR, Hill AT. Vitamin-D deficiency is associated with chronic bacterial colonisation and disease severity in bronchiectasis. Thorax. 2013 Jan;68(1):39-47. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2012-202125. Epub 2012 Oct 16.
• Results Bartley J, Garrett J, Grant CC, Camargo CA Jr. Could vitamin d have a potential anti-inflammatory and anti-infective role in bronchiectasis? Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2013 Apr;15(2):148-57. doi: 10.1007/s11908-013-0321-9.
• Results Martinez-Garcia MA, de Gracia J, Vendrell Relat M, Giron RM, Maiz Carro L, de la Rosa Carrillo D, Olveira C. Multidimensional approach to non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: the FACED score. Eur Respir J. 2014 May;43(5):1357-67. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00026313. Epub 2013 Nov 14.

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