Nutritional Problems After Lung and Heart Transplantation

Oslo University Hospital94 enrolled

Overview

Part 1) Bone health after transplantation - possible influence of vitamin K Part 2) Fat metabolism and endocrine parameters - possible predictors for developement of overweight after transplantation

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Bone Density Overweight

Interventions

Vitamin KDRUG

180 micrograms vitamin K daily

Vitamin KDRUG

2 capsules daily 180 micrograms vitamin K daily or placebo 1 year

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 70 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * accepted for transplantation Exclusion Criteria: * not accepted for transplantation

Locations (1)

Rikshospitalet HF

Oslo, Oslo, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

plasma vitamin K

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Bone mineral density

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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