A Study to See if a Combination of Vitamins That is Injected Into a Muscle is as Good and Safe as a Vitamin That is Taken by Mouth

Summary

Primary efficacy objective: To investigate the effects of a parenterally vitamin B12 combination treatment versus an oral vitamin B12 mono therapy on the vitamin B12 status in female and male patients as determined by the change from baseline in serum vitamin B12 concentration after 4 weeks (28 days) of treatment. Secondary efficacy objectives: To evaluate the effects of a parenterally vitamin B12 combination versus an oral vitamin B12 mono therapy after 4 weeks of treatment on: * Serum holotranscobalamin * Serum homocysteine * Serum methylmalonic acid * Combined vitamin B12 markers (cB12) * Serum folic acid * Serum vitamin B6 * Serum S-adenosylmethione (SAM) * Serum S-adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) * SAM/SAH ratio * WHO-5 Well-Being Index * Medical Outcomes Study Questionnaire Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) * Visual analogue scale (VAS) EQ-5D. Safety objectives: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of oral vitamin B12 mono therapy versus intramuscular vitamin B12 combination.

Timeline

Start

2025-04-16

Primary completion

2025-12

Completion

2026-12

Publications

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• Background Metaxas C, Mathis D, Jeger C, Hersberger KE, Arnet I, Walter P. Early biomarker response and patient preferences to oral and intramuscular vitamin B12 substitution in primary care: a randomised parallel-group trial. Swiss Med Wkly. 2017 Apr 7;147:w14421. doi: 10.4414/smw.2017.14421. eCollection 2017.
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• Background Conzade R, Koenig W, Heier M, Schneider A, Grill E, Peters A, Thorand B. Prevalence and Predictors of Subclinical Micronutrient Deficiency in German Older Adults: Results from the Population-Based KORA-Age Study. Nutrients. 2017 Nov 23;9(12):1276. doi: 10.3390/nu9121276.
• Background 1. Vitamin B12 (Cobalamine). Referenzwerte für die Nährstoffzufuhr. Bonn, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Ernährung, Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Ernährung (Hrsg.). 4. Aktualisierte Ausgabe 2018.

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