Bone Mass and Strength After Kidney Transplantation

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test whether active vitamin D (calcitriol) protects bones from weakening and protects blood vessels from calcium deposits over the first year of kidney transplantation.

Timeline

Start

2014-08-18

Primary completion

2016-10-12

Completion

2016-10-12

Publications

• Background Iyer SP, Nikkel LE, Nishiyama KK, Dworakowski E, Cremers S, Zhang C, McMahon DJ, Boutroy S, Liu XS, Ratner LE, Cohen DJ, Guo XE, Shane E, Nickolas TL. Kidney transplantation with early corticosteroid withdrawal: paradoxical effects at the central and peripheral skeleton. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2014 Jun;25(6):1331-41. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2013080851. Epub 2014 Feb 7.

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