Vitamin D Deficiency in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients

Summary

This is an open label, single center, randomized, active comparator controlled study, comparing the effects of vitamin D replacement using oral ergocalciferol versus paricalcitol on parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in patients with stage 3 and 4 CKD and vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. The purpose of this study is to determine which of these two approaches is more successful.

Timeline

Start

2009-07

Primary completion

2011-01

Completion

2011-01

Drugs

Indications