Prospective Study of Efficacy of Intra-muscular Vitamin D3 in Tropical Calcific Pancreatitis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of 2 different doses of intramuscular (IM) vitamin D3 as compared to an oral replacement dose in normalizing vitamin D levels in the blood of patients with tropical calcific pancreatitis.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
• Treatments: Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferols; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical diagnosis of tropical calcific pancreatitis established by history of abdominal pain or diabetes and evidence on ultrasound or CT scan of pancreatic ductal dilatation and intra-ductal stones

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of alcohol intake or any secondary cause for chronic pancreatitis (hypercalcemia, hypertriglyceridemia, biliary tract stones)

• History of hepatic or renal dysfunction or of current intake of drugs such as steroids, anticonvulsant drugs