Clinical trial NCT01476007: Oral/Intramuscular B12 to Treat Cobalamin Deficiency
Official title: Oral Versus Intramuscular Cobalamin to Treat Cobalamin Deficiency: Noninferiority Randomised Controlled Trial Pragmatic and Multi-center in the Primary Healthcare Setting (OB12 Project)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
Keywords: primary health care
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
Lead sponsor: Gerencia de Atención Primaria, Madrid
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
Collaborators: name: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
First posted: 2011-11-22
Enrollment: 284
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Objective: To determine the effectiveness of oral versus intramuscular Cobalamin (vitamin B12) by restore cobalamin parameter in blood at 8, 26 and 52 weeks in ≥ 65 aged patients with Cobalamin Deficiency.

Design: Noninferiority randomised controlled trial, pragmatic and multi-center in the primary healthcare setting (Madrid Region).

Participants: ≥ 65 aged patients with Cobalamin Deficiency. Patients give inform consent. Number of patients: 320 (160 each arm). Assignment: randomized simple (automatic system).

Variables. Main outcome variable: Cobalamin level standardization (yes/no). Secondary outcome variables: Adverse events. Adherence measurement of treatment. Health related quality of life questionnaire (Euroqol-5D). Satisfaction and preferences. Other variables: Gender. Age. Live alone. Vegetarian diet. Alcohols consume. Clinic Variables (symptoms and physical examination) and blood parameters. Drugs consume.

Causes of all losses and withdrawals. Number of patients (age and gender) who declined to participate.

All data (excluding patient identification data) will be record in an electronic database.

Intervention group: oral Optovite® B12 1000 gammas. Control group: idem intramuscular.

Analysis: Descriptive analysis (screening phase). Baseline comparison of the two intervention groups. Effect of cobalamin (main outcome variable). Security. Quality of life. Adherence measurement of treatment.

Detailed description: Variables. Main outcome variable: Cobalamin level standardization (yes/no). Secondary outcome variables: Adverse events. Adherence measurement of treatment. Health related quality of life questionnaire (Euroqol-5D). Satisfaction and preferences. Other variables: Gender. Age. Live alone. Vegetarian diet. Alcohols consume. Clinic Variables (symptoms and physical examination) and blood parameters. Drugs consume.

Causes of all losses and withdrawals. Number of patients (age and gender) who declined to participate.

All data (excluding patient identification data) will be record in an electronic database.

Intervention group: oral Optovite® B12 1000 gammas. Control group: idem intramuscular.

Analysis: Descriptive analysis (screening phase). Baseline comparison of the two intervention groups. Effect of cobalamin (main outcome variable). Security. Quality of life. Adherence measurement of treatment.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* ≥ 65 aged patients with Cobalamin Deficiency.
* Patients give inform consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Treatment with B12 (1 last year)
* Neurologic or psychiatric pathologies
* Folic acid \< 2.3ng/ml ...

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from Cobalamin level standardization
timeFrame: 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Madrid
country: Spain
facility: Gerencia Atención Primaria, Madrid
Study officials:
affiliation: Gerencia Atención Primaria. Madrid
name: Rosario Riesgo, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Gerencia Atención Primaria. Madrid
name: Teresa Sanz-Cuesta, MD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Gerencia Atención Primaria. Madrid
name: Isabel DelCura-González, MD Phd
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Gerencia Atención Primaria. Madrid
name: Jesús Martín-Fernández, MD Phd
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Gerencia Atención Primaria. Madrid
name: Sofía Garrido-Elustondo, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Gerencia Atención Primaria. Madrid
name: Esperanza Escortell-Mayor, MD Phd
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Sanz-Cuesta T, Gonzalez-Escobar P, Riesgo-Fuertes R, Garrido-Elustondo S, del Cura-Gonzalez I, Martin-Fernandez J, Escortell-Mayor E, Rodriguez-Salvanes F, Garcia-Solano M, Gonzalez-Gonzalez R, Martin-de la Sierra-San Agustin MA, Olmedo-Luceron C, Sevillano Palmero ML, Mateo-Ruiz C, Medina-Bustillo B, Valdivia-Perez A, Garcia-de Blas-Gonzalez F, Marino-Suarez JE, Rodriguez-Barrientos R, Ariza-Cardiel G, Cabello-Ballesteros LM, Polentinos-Castro E, Rico-Blazquez M, Rodriguez-Monje MT, Soto-Diaz S, Martin-Iglesias S, Rodriguez-Gonzalez R, Breton-Lesmes I, Vicente-Herrero M, Sanchez-Diaz J, Gomez-Gascon T, Drake-Canela M, Asunsolo-del Barco A; OB12 Group. Oral versus intramuscular administration of vitamin B12 for the treatment of patients with vitamin B12 deficiency: a pragmatic, randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority clinical trial undertaken in the primary healthcare setting (Project OB12). BMC Public Health. 2012 May 31;12:394. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-394.
citation: Sanz-Cuesta T, Escortell-Mayor E, Cura-Gonzalez I, Martin-Fernandez J, Riesgo-Fuertes R, Garrido-Elustondo S, Marino-Suarez JE, Alvarez-Villalba M, Gomez-Gascon T, Gonzalez-Garcia I, Gonzalez-Escobar P, Vargas-Machuca Cabanero C, Noguerol-Alvarez M, Garcia de Blas-Gonzalez F, Banos-Morras R, Diaz-Laso C, Caballero-Ramirez N, Herrero de-Dios A, Fernandez-Garcia R, Herrero-Hernandez J, Pose-Garcia B, Sevillano-Palmero ML, Mateo-Ruiz C, Medina-Bustillo B, Aguilar-Jimenez M; OB12 Group. Oral versus intramuscular administration of vitamin B12 for vitamin B12 deficiency in primary care: a pragmatic, randomised, non-inferiority clinical trial (OB12). BMJ Open. 2020 Aug 20;10(8):e033687. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033687.