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Comparative Study Evaluating the Effect of Vitamin K1 Versus Vitamin K2 on Vascular Calcification in Dialysis Patients

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04477811
Lead Sponsor
Ain Shams University
Brief Summary

To evaluate the effect of supplementation of vitamin K2 (menaquinone, MK-7)vs vitamin k1 on circulating levels of calcification regulators and to assess their safety in patients on regular dialysis patients.

Detailed Description

Vascular calcification has emerged as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, especially in chronic kidney disease .

It has a predictive value of poor prognoses and clinical outcomes in CKD patients such as overall mortality and even poor arteriovenous graft maturation .

Vitamin K is essential for the activation of matrix Gla protein (MGP), a powerful inhibitor of tissue calcification, functional vitamin K deficiency may contribute to high vascular calcification (VC) burden in haemodialysis patients; this is process in which mineral is pathologically deposited in blood vessels, mainly in large elastic and muscular arteries such as the aorta and the coronary, carotid, and peripheral arteries.

it is Prospective, Randomized,Placebo Controlled Study

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  1. Both sexes aged between 18-75 years
  2. Patients on HD greater than 3 months at least.
  3. Stable clinical condition (no hospitalization in the previous 3 months)
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Hypersensitivity to vitamin k
  2. Participant in an another clinical trial within the past 4 weeks.
  3. Judged to be unsuitable as a subject by the attending physician.
  4. Patients taking warfarin
  5. Patients with known intestinal malabsorption
  6. Patients with hypercoagulable state

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
placeboplaceboplacebo will be given daily per oral for 3 months
vitamin k1Vitamin K1vitamin k1 will be given 10 mg thrice a week for 3 months
vitamin k2Vitamin k2vitamin k2 (menaquinone) will be given 90 ug per day orally
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change in serum level of Uncarboxylated MGPchange between baseline and after 3 months

Measuring the change in serum level of Uncarboxylated MGP as a marker for calcification

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
serum calcium levelchange between baseline and after 3 months

measuring the change in serum calcium level

parathyroid hormonechange between baseline and after 3 months

measuring change in serum PTH

serum phosphate levelchange between baseline and after 3 months

measuring the change in phosphate level

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ainshams University

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Cairo, Egypt

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