A study to compare between vitamin D syrup and Vitamin D injection in patients with tropical calcific pancreatitis
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Tropical calcific pancreatitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/02/006583
- Lead Sponsor
- akeshore hospital and research centre
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Individuals who are more than 18 years of age and of Indian origin and has one or more episode of pancreatitis with radiological evidence of pancreatic atrophy and multiple calculi, predominantly in the head region
Exclusion Criteria
1) Other forms of chronic pancreatitis
2) Individuals who were already on different forms of vitamin D supplementation in the past 6 months
3) Any chronic diseases known to affect the vitamin D and bone metabolism (chronic kidney disease, chronic liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease, long duration glucocorticoid intake, bisphosphonate therapy, smoking, persons who consume more than six cups of coffee per day)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Increase in serum vitamin D level from the baselineTimepoint: 0,3,,6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in quality of lifeTimepoint: 0,3,6 months