Nutritional Problems After Lung and Heart Transplantation

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

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Prevention
    • Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: April 2007

Interventions

  • Drug: Vitamin K
    • 180 micrograms vitamin K daily
  • Drug: Vitamin K
    • 2 capsules daily 180 micrograms vitamin K daily or placebo 1 year

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • plasma vitamin K
    • Time Frame: 1 year

Secondary Measures

  • Bone mineral density
    • Time Frame: 1 year

Participating in This Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria

  • accepted for transplantation Exclusion Criteria:

  • not accepted for transplantation

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 20 Years

Maximum Age: 70 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Oslo University Hospital
  • Collaborator
    • Norwegian Foundation for Health and Rehabilitation
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Liv Forli, Rikshospitalet HF
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Liv Forli, Dr, Principal Investigator, Oslo University Hospital
    • Liv Forli, Dr, Study Director, Oslo University Hospital
    • Oystein Bjortuft, MD, Study Chair, Oslo University Hospital

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