Effect of Vitamin D in Burn Patients

Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital264 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate pre-operative vitamin D levels in patients with burn injuries and evaluate the effect of vitamin D on postoperative complications and duration of hospitalization.

Vitamin D deficiency often occurs in burn patients, which may include longer hospitalization and respiratory and cardiac complications. The purpose of this study is to evaluate pre-operative vitamin D levels in patients with burn injuries and evaluate the effect of vitamin D on postoperative complications and duration of hospitalization.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

QUADRUPLE

Enrollment

264

Conditions

Burn Surgery

Interventions

Vitamin DBIOLOGICAL

Vitamine D

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * vitamin D \<30 ng/ml * patients undergoing burn surgery Exclusion Criteria: * age \< 18 years old * hypercalcemia * renal disease * cardiac disease ( EF\<40%, MI, angina) * respiratory disease (ARDS, pneumonia) * intubated patients * electrical burn

Locations (1)

Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence of postoperative complications

Infection, cardiovascular complication, gastrointestinal complication, respiratory complication, renal complication, and death

Time frame: Within postoperative 1 month

Secondary Outcomes

Vitamin D level

Serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D level

Time frame: Within postoperative 14 days

Central Contacts

Hee Yeong Kim, MD

CONTACT

82-2-2639-5650 kimhy@hallym.or.kr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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