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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for vitamin D supplementation trial

From: Vitamin D supplementation decreases Aspergillus fumigatus specific Th2 responses in CF patients with aspergillus sensitization: a phase one open-label study

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

≥12 years male or female

Systemic corticosteroids (1 mg/kg if <20 kg or >20 mg of prednisone per day)

Confirmed CF diagnosis

1. One or more clinical features consistent with CF phenotype AND (2 or 3)

Investigational drug use within 30 days of screening

2. Positive sweat chloride >60 mEq/L

Laboratory abnormalities at screening

3. Two identifiable mutations consistent with CF

Serum calcium > 11 mg/dL

Written informed consent (or assent)

25 (OH) D > 50 ng/mL at screening

Clinically stable at enrollment as assessed by site investigator

Creatinine ≥ 1.5 or estimated GFR < 60 by Cockcroft-Gault or MDRD equation

Past or present respiratory culture positive for Aspergillus fumigatus

LFT ≥ 3x ULN

IgE ≥ 250 and/or presence of Class II or higher Aspergillus specific IgE on enrollment

History or transplantation or currently on transplant list

Ability to comply with medication use, study visits and study procedures as judged by site investigator

Positive serum pregnancy test at screening

Pregnant, breastfeeding, or if post-menarche female, unwilling to practice birth control during participation in study

Presence of a condition or abnormality that would compromise safety of subject or quality of data

Diagnosis of HIV and a CD4+ T cell count < 500 cells/mL or active hepatitis C infection

Undergoing therapy for non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infection