NCT07071233

Efficacy of Vitamin C Supplementation on Serum TNF-α Levels and Disease Activity in SLE Patients

Efficacy of Vitamin C Supplementation on Serum TNF-α Levels and Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universitas Sriwijaya · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of vitamin C supplementation compared to placebo towards TNF-α levels and disease activity with the MEX-SLEDAI score in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients. The current study was designed as a single-center double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial. The participants were voluntarily recruited ≥ 18 years old SLE patients, with mild to moderate disease activity and did not consumed vitamin C 1 week prior to the trial study. Participants were randomized into two groups receiving vitamin C supplementation, or placebo. TNF-α levels and MEX-SLEDAI score were evaluated at the beginning and at the end of the 8 week trial for analysis.

Conditions

• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Vitamin C	The patients received vitamin C supplementation
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Placebo	Patients received placebo capsules

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-01
• Primary completion: 2024-11-30
• Completion: 2024-11-30
• First posted: 2025-07-17
• Last updated: 2025-07-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Indonesia