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To see the effects of vitamin D in addition to anti-tubercular treatment on inter-leukin 6 levels in patients having pulmonary tuberculosis

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: A15- Respiratory tuberculosis
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/02/040458
Lead Sponsor
Department of pulmonary medicine GMCH
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

a) Freshly confirmed cases of pulmonary tuberculosis (by smear microscopy/CBNAAT).

(b) Age > 18years

Exclusion Criteria

a) Pulmonary TB patients with other respiratory co-morbidities like co-infections,COPD, lung cancer and interstitial lung disease.

(b) Disseminated TB

(c) Hemodynamically unstable patients

d) Patients who are taking vitamin D supplementation, oral corticosteroids or otherImmunosuppressants or drugs known to interfere with vitamin D levels orinterfere with anti- tubercular drugs (phenytoin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine,theophylline) will be excluded from the study.

(e) Patients having extra pulmonary TB, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection,hepatic disease, renal failure, malignancy, pregnancy, sarcoidosis, hyperparathyroidismand history of hypercalcemia will be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To see effects of vitamin d supplementation on interleukin 6 levelsTimepoint: To see effects of vitamin d supplementation after 2 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To see effects of vitamin d supplementation on sputum smear negative conversion rateTimepoint: after 2 months of vitamin D supplementation
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