Therapeutic Benefit of Preoperative Supplemental Vitamin D in Patients Undergoing Brain Tumor Surgery

Summary

Vitamin D supplementation not only has beneficial effects on morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients but it may also lead to alleviate of seizure, brain edema, infection, pain and some other perioperative complications, possibly in part through an attenuation of the immune response.In this trial patients with brain tumor under craniotomy will receive a single high dose vitamin D compared to control group.

Timeline

Start

2017-07-06

Primary completion

2018-07-30

Completion

2018-07-30

Publications

• Hajimohammadebrahim-Ketabforoush M, Shahmohammadi M, Keikhaee M, Eslamian G, Vahdat Shariatpanahi Z. Single high-dose vitamin D3 injection and clinical outcomes in brain tumor resection: A randomized, controlled clinical trial. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2021 Feb;41:153-159. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2020.11.027. Epub 2021 Jan 2.

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