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Pilot Trial of Supplemental Vitamin A and Nicotinamide
RecruitingEarly phase 1
Pilot Trial of Supplemental Vitamin A and Nicotinamide and Levels of Blood Vitamin A and Nicotinamide
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years old or greater; * Either History of 2 or more histologically confirmed invasive cutaneous SCCs in the past 2 years or * At least one previously billed Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code 17004 (destruction of 15 or more benign or premalignant lesions of the integumentary system); * Understands, reads, and writes English proficiently. Exclusion Criteria: * Liver disease; * Active peptic ulcer disease; * Recent myocardial infarction; * Hypotension; * Internal malignancy within past 5 years; * Renal impairment with eGFR\<15 mL/min/1.73 m2; * Being unable for follow up due to social reasons; * Gorlin's syndrome or other genetic skin cancer syndrome; * Huge number of current skin cancers; * Metastatic SCC or invasive melanoma within the past 5 years; * Pregnancy or lactation; * Need for ongoing carbamazepine use (which could have a possible interaction with NAM); * Use of acitretin or other oral retinoids within the past 6 months; * Use of supplemental NAM, niacin, vitamin A, or beta carotene within the past 6 months; * Field treatment for actinic keratoses (AKs) within the previous 4 weeks; * Use of topical steroids.
About the study
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the feasibility and safety of oral nicotinamide (NAM; a derivative of vitamin B3 \[niacin\]) and vitamin A in a high-risk population of kidney transplant recipients with a history of skin cancer to generate preliminary data for future cancer prevention clinical trials.
What is being tested
- Vitamin A (drug)
- Nicotinamide (drug)
- Other: Placebo (other)
Sponsor: Rhode Island Hospital · Participants: 30 · Started: Apr 1, 2023
Contact the study team
- Eunyoung Cho, ScD · Phone: 401-863-5895
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05702398
Locations in the U.S.
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Hospital, Providence |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.