Vitamin B3 study explores how body handles supplement during illness

NCT ID NCT07156929

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This completed study looked at how a special form of vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) is processed in 28 patients with low tryptophan levels due to respiratory infections or inflammatory bowel disease. Participants took either 500 mg or 1000 mg of the supplement daily for four weeks. The main goal was to measure changes in vitamin B3 and related substances in the blood, not to test if it treats the disease.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

controlled-ileocolonic-release nicotinamide (a special form of vitamin B3)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could help design better vitamin B3 supplements for people with low tryptophan levels due to infections or chronic inflammation.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early study with only 28 participants and no control group. It mainly measures how the body processes the supplement, not whether it improves health outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bronchitis chronic obstructive pulmonary disease colitis Community-Acquired Pneumonia inflammatory bowel disease pneumonia respiratory tract infectious disorder viral respiratory tract infection

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel

    Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, 24105, Germany