The Effect of Paricalcitol on Creatinine Filtration, Secretion and Glomerular Filtration Rate
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to study the effects of Paricalcitol (Zemplar) on kidney
functioning. The investigators hypothesize that the increase in serum creatinine observed in
recent paricalcitol trials is a function of reduced creatinine secretion and not an actual
reduction in kidney function. 16 patients will have kidney function measured via iothalamate
clearance at baseline, after 7 days of paricalcitol treatment and after 7 days of being
washed off the paricalcitol.