High concentrations of parathyroid hormone (PTH) are common in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study is aimed to investigate effects of vitamin D status and its multiple mega-dosage supplementation on PTH and clinical outcomes in HCC patients before and after hepatectomy. It's a single-center, prospective, parallel, double-blind, placebo-controlled study for 120 eligible subjects. The subjects will receive consecutively 3-day intervention treatments from 7th day before surgery. 30-day postoperative mortality, postoperative complications, and laboratory data will be evaluated.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
120
Oral supplementation of 576,000IU/day vitamin D3 in 3 consecutive days
Oral supplementation of placebo in 3 consecutive days.
Whether there is an association between 25(OH)D and PTH: positive or negative association , or no association
Time frame: During the study period
Ratio of liver failure
Time frame: 7 days pre- OP (day -7)
Ratio of liver failure
Time frame: 1 day pre- OP (day -1)
Ratio of liver failure
Time frame: 1 day post- OP (day 1)
Ratio of liver failure
Time frame: 1 day before discharge
25(OH)D status
Time frame: Baseline (day -7), day -1, day 1 and 1 day before discharge
Prevalence of high PTH
Time frame: Baseline (day -7), day -1, day 1 and 1 day before discharge
Prevalence of hypercalcemia
Time frame: Baseline (day -7), day -1, day 1 and 1 day before discharge
Prevalence of hypomagnesemia
Time frame: Baseline (day -7), day -1, day 1 and 1 day before discharge
30-day mortality
Time frame: day 1 post-OP and 1 day before discharge
Clinical outcomes
Including level of C-reactive protein and white blood cell (WBC) count
Time frame: day 1 post-OP and 1 day before discharge
Complications after surgery
Including in-hospital infectious complications, Dindo-Clavien classification, volume of ascites, duration of ascites, intra-abdominal abscess, postoperative haemorrhage, pleural effusion, wall abscess, and eventration.
Time frame: day 1 post-OP and 1 day before discharge
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