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VITDAL@ICU (Pilot Study) - Vitamin D supplementation in critically ill patients – prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Phase 2
Conditions
Critically ill patients
Vitamin D deficiency
E55
Registration Number
DRKS00000750
Lead Sponsor
Medical University Graz
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
25
Inclusion Criteria

Age =18 years
- expected ICU stay = 48 hours
- vitamin D deficiency: 25(OH)D = 20 ng/ml
- feasibility of study drug application via nasogastric tube in cases where
oral food intake is not possible

Exclusion Criteria

- moribund patient expected to die within 24 hours
- admission diagnosis septic shock”
- hypercalcaemia (total calcium >2.65 OR ion. calcium >1.35 mmol/l)
- severely impaired gastrointestinal motility (ileus, necessitating nasogastric
suction tube)
- known history of recent kidney stones (= 1 year)

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of patients with 25(OH)D = 30 ng/ml at day 7
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
ab analysis:<br>Calcium, phosphorus, 25(OH)D, 1,25(OH)D, PTH, osteocalcin, bALP, TRAP, NT-proBNP levels, urinary calcium at days 0,1,2,3,7,28 (if feasable); <br>hospital and ICU stay; <br>duration of mechanical ventilation; <br>hospital mortality
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