Trial reportNeurology2019
Randomized trial of daily high-dose vitamin D
Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Neurology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01285401 (A Three Arm, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Multicenter, Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Vigantol® Oil as Add on Therapy in Subjects With Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Receiving Treatment With 44mg Tiw of Rebif®), which is not on this map. Cited by 67 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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67citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
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A Three Arm, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Multicenter, Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Vigantol® Oil as Add on Therapy in Subjects With Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis Receiving Treatment With 44mg Tiw of Rebif®
Who cites it
67 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 127 citations in OpenAlex.
- Vitamin D Supplementation and its Effect on Relapse Frequency and MRI Activity in Adults With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review.Brain and behavior · 2026Pooled it
- Role of vitamin D as adjuvant therapy on multiple sclerosis: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European journal of medical research · 2025Pooled it
- Vitamin D deficiency and multiple sclerosis relapse: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Clinical and Imaging Outcomes after Vitamin D Supplementation in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Association of Vitamin D Polygenic Risk Scores and Disease Outcome in People With Multiple Sclerosis.Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation · 2023Pooled it
- Vitamin D did not reduce multiple sclerosis disease activity after a clinically isolated syndrome.Brain : a journal of neurology · 2024Trial
- Vitamins DFrontiers in immunology · 2022Trial
- Vitamin D related genetic polymorphisms affect serological response to high-dose vitamin D supplementation in multiple sclerosis.PloS one · 2021Trial
- Vitamin D supplementation and serum neurofilament light chain in interferon-beta-1b-treated MS patients.Brain and behavior · 2020Trial
- Integrating Genetics and Environment to Find Causal Mechanisms for Multiple Sclerosis.European journal of immunology · 2026Review
- Insights from a trial of narrowband UVB for early multiple sclerosis.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2026Review
- The Role of Lifestyle Factors in Multiple Sclerosis: An Integrative Perspective.Brain sciences · 2026Review
- The Role of Vitamin D in Autoimmune Diseases.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Vitamin D and Brain Health.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Vitamin D3 encapsulated in polymeric nanoparticles to dampen the pro-inflammatory immune response.Journal of translational autoimmunity · 2025Article
- Immuno-nutritional therapy in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis: a translational pathway to multiple sclerosis management.Inflammopharmacology · 2025Review
- Evaluation of the Relationship Between Dietary Inflammatory Index, MIND Diet Score, Some Serum Parameters, and Depression Nutritional Status in Adult Women Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis.Food science & nutrition · 2025Article
- Association Between Sun Exposure and Risk of Relapse in Pediatric-Onset Multiple Sclerosis.Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation · 2025Article
- High-dose Vitamin D supplementation for immune recalibration in autoimmune diseases.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Article
7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
11 authors at 1 institution in 6 countries.
Raymond HuppertsFrom the Department of Neurology (R.H., J.S.,), Zuyderland Medical Centre Sittard, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Nutritional Sciences (R.V.), University of Toronto, Canada; Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo (T.H.), Norway; Merck GmbH (K.M.), Vienna, Austria; Service de Neurologie (M.S.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Neurology (J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, UK; Independent Consultant (M.B.), Krailling, Germany; and U.O.C. Neurologia and Multiple Sclerosis Center (L.M.E.G.), Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù, Italy. r.hupperts@zuyderland.nl.
Joost SmoldersFrom the Department of Neurology (R.H., J.S.,), Zuyderland Medical Centre Sittard, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Nutritional Sciences (R.V.), University of Toronto, Canada; Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo (T.H.), Norway; Merck GmbH (K.M.), Vienna, Austria; Service de Neurologie (M.S.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Neurology (J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, UK; Independent Consultant (M.B.), Krailling, Germany; and U.O.C. Neurologia and Multiple Sclerosis Center (L.M.E.G.), Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9766-8661
Reinhold ViethFrom the Department of Neurology (R.H., J.S.,), Zuyderland Medical Centre Sittard, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Nutritional Sciences (R.V.), University of Toronto, Canada; Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo (T.H.), Norway; Merck GmbH (K.M.), Vienna, Austria; Service de Neurologie (M.S.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Neurology (J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, UK; Independent Consultant (M.B.), Krailling, Germany; and U.O.C. Neurologia and Multiple Sclerosis Center (L.M.E.G.), Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù, Italy.
Trygve HolmøyFrom the Department of Neurology (R.H., J.S.,), Zuyderland Medical Centre Sittard, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Nutritional Sciences (R.V.), University of Toronto, Canada; Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo (T.H.), Norway; Merck GmbH (K.M.), Vienna, Austria; Service de Neurologie (M.S.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Neurology (J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, UK; Independent Consultant (M.B.), Krailling, Germany; and U.O.C. Neurologia and Multiple Sclerosis Center (L.M.E.G.), Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù, Italy.
Kurt MarhardtFrom the Department of Neurology (R.H., J.S.,), Zuyderland Medical Centre Sittard, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Nutritional Sciences (R.V.), University of Toronto, Canada; Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo (T.H.), Norway; Merck GmbH (K.M.), Vienna, Austria; Service de Neurologie (M.S.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Neurology (J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, UK; Independent Consultant (M.B.), Krailling, Germany; and U.O.C. Neurologia and Multiple Sclerosis Center (L.M.E.G.), Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù, Italy.
Myriam SchluepFrom the Department of Neurology (R.H., J.S.,), Zuyderland Medical Centre Sittard, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Nutritional Sciences (R.V.), University of Toronto, Canada; Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo (T.H.), Norway; Merck GmbH (K.M.), Vienna, Austria; Service de Neurologie (M.S.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Neurology (J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, UK; Independent Consultant (M.B.), Krailling, Germany; and U.O.C. Neurologia and Multiple Sclerosis Center (L.M.E.G.), Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù, Italy.
Joep KillesteinFrom the Department of Neurology (R.H., J.S.,), Zuyderland Medical Centre Sittard, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Nutritional Sciences (R.V.), University of Toronto, Canada; Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo (T.H.), Norway; Merck GmbH (K.M.), Vienna, Austria; Service de Neurologie (M.S.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Neurology (J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, UK; Independent Consultant (M.B.), Krailling, Germany; and U.O.C. Neurologia and Multiple Sclerosis Center (L.M.E.G.), Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù, Italy.
Frederik BarkhofFrom the Department of Neurology (R.H., J.S.,), Zuyderland Medical Centre Sittard, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Nutritional Sciences (R.V.), University of Toronto, Canada; Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo (T.H.), Norway; Merck GmbH (K.M.), Vienna, Austria; Service de Neurologie (M.S.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Neurology (J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, UK; Independent Consultant (M.B.), Krailling, Germany; and U.O.C. Neurologia and Multiple Sclerosis Center (L.M.E.G.), Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù, Italy.
Manolo BeelkeFrom the Department of Neurology (R.H., J.S.,), Zuyderland Medical Centre Sittard, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Nutritional Sciences (R.V.), University of Toronto, Canada; Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo (T.H.), Norway; Merck GmbH (K.M.), Vienna, Austria; Service de Neurologie (M.S.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Neurology (J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, UK; Independent Consultant (M.B.), Krailling, Germany; and U.O.C. Neurologia and Multiple Sclerosis Center (L.M.E.G.), Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù, Italy.
Luigi M E GrimaldiFrom the Department of Neurology (R.H., J.S.,), Zuyderland Medical Centre Sittard, Maastricht University Medical Centre; Department of Neurology (J.S.), Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Nutritional Sciences (R.V.), University of Toronto, Canada; Akershus University Hospital and University of Oslo (T.H.), Norway; Merck GmbH (K.M.), Vienna, Austria; Service de Neurologie (M.S.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland; Departments of Neurology (J.K.) and Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (F.B.), VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Institutes of Neurology and Healthcare Engineering (F.B.), University College London, UK; Independent Consultant (M.B.), Krailling, Germany; and U.O.C. Neurologia and Multiple Sclerosis Center (L.M.E.G.), Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù, Italy.
SOLAR Study Group
Radboud University Nijmegen · NL
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectiveIn the phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Supplementation of Vigantol Oil versus Placebo Add-on in Patients with Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis (RRMS) Receiving Rebif Treatment (SOLAR) study (NCT01285401), we assessed the efficacy and safety of add-on vitamin D
methodsEligible patients with RRMS treated with SC interferon-β-1a (IFN-β-1a) 44 μg 3 times weekly and serum 25(OH)D levels <150 nmol/L were included. From February 15, 2011, to May 11, 2015, 229 patients were included and randomized 1:1 to receive SC IFN-β-1a plus placebo (n = 116) or SC IFN-β-1a plus oral high-dose vitamin D
resultsAt 48 weeks, 36.3% of patients who received high-dose vitamin D
conclusionsSOLAR did not establish a benefit for high-dose vitamin D CLINICALTRIALSGOV IDENTIFIER: NCT01285401. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE: This study provides Class II evidence that for patients with RRMS treated with SC IFN-β-1a, 48 weeks of cholecalciferol supplementation did not promote NEDA-3 status.
Indexed as
Adjuvants, ImmunologicAdultBrainCholecalciferolDouble-Blind MethodDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansInterferon beta-1aMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMultiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-RemittingTreatment OutcomeVitamin DVitamins25-hydroxyvitamin DAdjuvants, ImmunologicCholecalciferolInterferon beta-1aVitamin DVitamins
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