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Different Regimens of Vitamin D in Treatment of Children With Chronic Liver Disease

NCT05717569 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2023-02-08

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Summary

The primary aim is to assess the efficacy of two different Vitamin D regimes in the treatment of vitamin D deficiency in children with chronic liver disease. The secondary aim is to evaluate the effect of vitamin D on liver fibrosis utilizing fibroscan..

Conditions

  • Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis

Interventions

DRUG

Vitamin D

o Fibroscan: as a non-invasive imaging study for measuring liver cirrhosis by transducer probe-induced elastic share wave that propagates through liver tissue to measure its velocity. It is a promising non-invasive method for detection of cirrhosis in patients with chronic liver disease. Therefore, fibroscan can be used regarding the decision of treatment and follow-up of patients with cirrhosis for screening and detection of the complications . In our study the investigators will assess liver fibrosis before and after vitamin D therapy using fibroscan.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ain Shams University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tawhida Abdel-Ghaffar, Professor · Ain Shams University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-05-01
Primary Completion
2022-11-18
Completion
2023-01-01

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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