Effectiveness of Oral Alfacalcidol for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients.

Summary

Primary objective was to evaluate the efficacy between daily and pulse oral alfacalcidol treatment of SHPT in chronic hemodialysis patients, a 12-week treatment. Secondary objective was to observe the adverse effects between these two treatment regimens.

Timeline

Start

2015-01

Primary completion

2015-10

Completion

2016-01

Publications

• Background Gu Y, Ding F, Chen N, Mei CL, Qian JQ, Wang XY, Shi W, Hou FF, Li XW, Wang M, Chen YP. Comparisons between oral pulse alfacalcidol therapy and daily therapy in maintenance hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism: a randomized, controlled, and multicenter study. Ren Fail. 2005;27(2):205-12.
• Results Tarrass F, Yazidi A, Sif H, Zamd M, Benghanem MG, Ramdani B. A randomized trial of intermittent versus continuous oral alfacalcidol treatment of hyperparathyroidism in end-stage renal disease. Clin Nephrol. 2006 Jun;65(6):415-8. doi: 10.5414/cnp65415.
• Results Llach F, Yudd M. Pathogenic, clinical, and therapeutic aspects of secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic renal failure. Am J Kidney Dis. 1998 Oct;32(2 Suppl 2):S3-12. doi: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v32.pm9808139. No abstract available.

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