Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Serum 25(OH)D (Vitamin D3), C- reactive protein, Erthrocyte sedimentation rate.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
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Official title
Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Disease Activity in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Overview
Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are two major types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that are identified by different clinical, endoscopic, pathological, and radiologic diagnostic methods. In the past few years, the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease has been increasing worldwide, with the incidence of UC being higher than that of CD. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is produced in the skin by a UV-dependent reactionand then hydroxylated by the kidneys and liver, and is converted to its active form, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency is common throughout the world and its deficiency rates ranging from 30 to 50% have been reported. Several studies have shown the role of vitamin D as a regulator of the immune system and its inhibitory function incellular immunity and production of pro-inflammatory cytokines that play a major role in autoimmune diseases. In some human studies, the link between vitamin D levels and the disease severity of IBD has been shown, but it is not clear whether lack of vitamin D is the cause or consequence. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between inflammatory bowel disease and itsflare-up with serum levels of vitamin D
Interventions
- Diagnostic test Serum 25(OH)D (Vitamin D3), C- reactive protein, Erthrocyte sedimentation rate
Serum 25(OH)D (Vitamin D3), C- reactive protein, Erthrocyte sedimentation rate are evaluated to assess vitamin D deficiency and IBD activity
Primary outcome measures
- Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in patients with active inflammatory bowel disease [Time frame: Recent vitamin D and disease activity assessment (within 1 month)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Adults aged ≥18 years
- Diagnosed with crohn's and ulcerative colitis
- Regular follow-up in IBD clinic
- Recent vitamin D and disease activity assessment (within 1 month)
Exclusion criteria
- Current vitamin D supplementation(>1000IU/day)
- History of malabsorption syndromes (e.g.,celiac disease)
- Chronic kidney or liver disease
- Pregnancy
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Publications
- Xavier RJ, Podolsky DK. Unravelling the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease. Nature. 2007 Jul 26;448(7152):427-34. doi: 10.1038/nature06005. PMID 17653185
- Molodecky NA, Soon IS, Rabi DM, Ghali WA, Ferris M, Chernoff G, Benchimol EI, Panaccione R, Ghosh S, Barkema HW, Kaplan GG. Increasing incidence and prevalence of the inflammatory bowel diseases with time, based on systematic review. Gastroenterology. 2012 Jan;142(1):46-54.e42; quiz e30. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2011.10.001. Epub 2011 Oct 14. PMID 22001864
- Cantorna MT, Zhu Y, Froicu M, Wittke A. Vitamin D status, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, and the immune system. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Dec;80(6 Suppl):1717S-20S. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/80.6.1717S. PMID 15585793
- Cantorna MT. Vitamin D and its role in immunology: multiple sclerosis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2006 Sep;92(1):60-4. doi: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2006.02.020. Epub 2006 Feb 28. PMID 16563470
- Mouli VP, Ananthakrishnan AN. Review article: vitamin D and inflammatory bowel diseases. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Jan;39(2):125-36. doi: 10.1111/apt.12553. Epub 2013 Nov 17. PMID 24236989
- Fletcher J, Cooper SC, Ghosh S, Hewison M. The Role of Vitamin D in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Mechanism to Management. Nutrients. 2019 May 7;11(5):1019. doi: 10.3390/nu11051019. PMID 31067701
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07259603 · ADIBD