Vitamin D3 and Reduced Need for Dialysis

Doses used in studies

IU single-dose: 300,000 (median 300,000, IQR 300,000–300,000) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 2 weeks · IQR 2 weeks–2 weeks · Range 2 weeks–2 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

The Effect of Vitamin D3 on Serum Creatine Phosphokinase Level in Patients with Multiple Trauma: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.

2025-01-01
RCT
Iranian journal of medical sciences 50(1)
- Mehran Kouchek
- Niloufar Taherpour
- Mahya Farasat
- Mirmohammad Miri
- Sara Salarian
- Seyedpouzhia Shojaei
- Rezvan Hassanpour
- Hossein Amini
- Mohammad Sistanizad

PubMed: 39957812
DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2024.99691.3182

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Reduced Need for Dialysis

High evidence
Clinical

Patients in the intervention group had a lower number of AKI or need for dialysis (P=0.869 and P=0.670 for AKI and dialysis, respectively) than control group 2, although the differences were not significant.

Effect: Neutral
Effect size: Small
Significant: No
Dose: 300,000 units