The study of injecting one 300000 IU Vitamin D3 in patients with intertrochanteric fracture before the surgery on 6-month mortality rate after the surgery

Evaluating the results of injecting one 300000 IU Vitamin D3 in patients with intertrochanteric fracture before the surgery on 6-month mortality rate after the surgery: A double blinded placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180729040636N2

Enrollment

Registered

2019-10-11

Start date

2019-11-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-11-05

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Conditions

Fracture of head and neck of femur. Fracture of head and neck of femur

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Single dose of intramuscular vitamin D 300000 IU (1 ml). Intervention 2: Control group: 1 milliliter intramuscular injectable normal saline.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with intertrochanteric fracture Patients with normal 25(OH) Vitamin D level (30-80 ng/ml) Willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with debilitating neurologic underlying disease Patients with metabolic or metastatic bone disease Patients with simultaneous fracture of other regions Vitamin d deficiency state (<30 ng/ml) Not willing to participate in the study injecting Vitamin D ampule within last month

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mortality rate. Timepoint: 6 months after the surgery. Method of measurement: Questioning by telephone from the patients or their relatives.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Harris hip score. Timepoint: 6 months after the surgery. Method of measurement: Harris hip score questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHossein Akbari-aghdam

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

Akbariaghdam@med.mui.ac.ir+98 31 3668 0084

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026