Vitamin D status in heart surgery patients and effects on clinical outcomes

Phase 3

• Conditions: Elective cardiac surgery patients requiring either or both coronary artery bypass graft or valve repair or replacement; Cardiovascular - Coronary heart disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000516987
• Lead Sponsor: The Alfred

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-05-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

All elective cardiac surgery patients over 18 years admitted to the Alfred hospital during the study period

Exclusion Criteria

Patients unable to give informed consent; patients taking supplements containing vitamin D or who have taken them within the last 3 months; patients who have undergone parathyroidectomy; patients with hypercalcaemia or hyperphosphataemia; patients taking medications known to affect vitamin D metabolism; patients with liver failure or nephrotic syndrome

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified