Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN
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Clin J Am Soc Nephrol · Apr 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative StudyNutritional vitamin D supplementation in dialysis: a randomized trial.
Vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D; 25[OH]D) deficiency is common in patients initiating long-term hemodialysis, but the safety and efficacy of nutritional vitamin D supplementation in this population remain uncertain. ⋯ Oral ergocalciferol can increase 25(OH)D levels in incident hemodialysis patients without significant alterations in blood calcium, phosphate, or parathyroid hormone during a 12-week period.