Vitamin D Supplement for Patients With Tibial Fracture

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2016-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose is to study:

1. the frequency of vitamin D deficiency at patients with tibial fracture treated with an external ring fixator

2. if vitamin D supplement facilitates fracture healing

3. a possible relation between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of complications and the time of fracture healing

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark
• Treatments: Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferols; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with tibial fracture

• A written signed statement of consent

• All potential patients primary with osteosynthesis Iliazov

Exclusion Criteria:

• Tumours in bone

• Metastases to bone marrow

• Chronic renal disease

• Drug abuse

• Abuse of alcohol (>21 drinks a week for men and > 14 drinks a week for women)

• Morbus Cushing disease

• Glandulae thyroid disease

• Pregnancy

• Chronic steroid therapy

• Hepatic insufficiency

• Sarcoidosis, tuberculosis or silocosis

• Patients under 18 years

• Inability to take medicine

• Adverse effects of vitamin D or allergic to vitamin D