Alfacalcidol, Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, Hemodialysis Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effectiveness Between Daily Versus Pulse Oral Alfacalcidol for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Multicenter Study
Primary objective was to evaluate the efficacy between daily and pulse oral alfacalcidol treatment of SHPT in chronic hemodialysis patients, a 12-week treatment. Secondary objective was to observe the adverse effects between these two treatment regimens.
ESRD patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism in 3 hemodialysis centers were enrolled. They were assigned to either oral daily or pulse (trice a week) alfacalcidol treatments using block-of-4 randomization. Alfacalcidol in both groups were equal at the dose of 6 microgram per week. Clinical and laboratory data were obtained at baseline and were monitored every 4 weeks for 12 weeks. Primary outcome was the difference of the mean PTH reduction between two groups at the end of the study by unpaired-T test. All possible adverse events were carefully monitored. ;