Can extra vitamin d protect transplanted kidneys?

NCT ID NCT01431430

Summary

This study tested whether giving high-dose vitamin D supplements could reduce serious health problems in people who received kidney transplants. Researchers compared two different vitamin D doses in 538 transplant recipients over two years, looking at whether the higher dose lowered risks of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, or death. All participants continued their standard transplant medications throughout the study.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Georges Pompidou European Hospital

    Paris, 75015, France

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