IRCT2016020326342N1.
| Study name | Effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation on severity of cirrhosis based on CHILD and MELD scores in patients with decompensate cirrhosis |
| Methods | Randomised clinical trial using parallel‐group design (2 groups) |
| Participants |
Country: Iran Estimated number of participants: 80 Inclusion criteria: people with HIV, renal failure due to reasons other than liver failure, malabsorption such as chronic diarrhoea, coeliac disease, chronic pancreatitis; people undergoing corticosteroid treatment; pregnancy; and people with cirrhosis secondary to cholestasis such as primary biliary cirrhosis |
| Interventions |
Intervention: vitamin D3 (50,000 IU) and popular drugs using for liver cirrhosis Control: popular drugs using for liver cirrhosis Daily for 3 months |
| Outcomes |
Primary outcome: liver function measured by Model for End‐Stage Liver Disease score Secondary outcomes: liver function measured by Child‐Turcotte‐Pugh score |
| Starting date | March 2016 |
| Contact information | Hossein Ali Abbasi, Emam Reza Hospital, Emam Reza Square, Ebne Sina Avenue, Mashhad, Iran hoseinabbasi1342@yahoo.com |
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