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Trial reportPediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2023

Changes in bone biomarkers in response to different dosing regimens of cholecalciferol supplementation in children with chronic kidney disease.

Nivedita Kamath, Arpana Iyengar, Hamsa V Reddy, Jyoti Sharma, Jyoti Singhal, Sudha Ekambaram, Susan Uthup, Sumithra Selvam, Mandy Wan, Anja Rahn and 2 more

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Trial report in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role of nutritional vitamin D in chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder in children and adults with chronic kidney disease, on dialysis, and after kidney transplantation-a European consensus statement.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

Nivedita KamathDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, St John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India. nkamath25@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3728-5711
Arpana IyengarDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, St John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India.
Hamsa V ReddyDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, St John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India.
Jyoti SharmaDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, KEM Hospital, Pune, India.
Jyoti SinghalDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, KEM Hospital, Pune, India.
Sudha EkambaramDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, Mehta Multispecialty Hospital, Chennai, India.
Susan UthupDepartment of Pediatric Nephrology, SAT Hospital, Government Medical College, Thiruvanathapuram, India.
Sumithra SelvamDepartment of Biostatistics, St Johns Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India.
Mandy WanPharmacy Department, Evelina London Childrens Hospital, Guys and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, and Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London, London, UK.
Anja RahnDepartment of Pediatrics, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Dagmar Christiane-FischerDepartment of Pediatrics, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.
Rukshana ShroffRenal Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital and Institute of Child Health, London, UK.
St.John's Medical College Hospital · INCollege of Medicine & JNM Hospital · INUniversity of Rostock · DEGovernment Medical College and Hospital · INGreat Ormond Street Hospital · GBKing's College London · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe effect of different dosing regimens of cholecalciferol supplementation on bone biomarkers has not been studied in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

methodsThis is a post hoc analysis of a multi-center randomized controlled trial which included children with CKD stages 2-4 with vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD) < 30 ng/ml) randomized 1:1:1 to receive an equivalent dose of oral cholecalciferol as daily, weekly or monthly treatment. Markers of bone formation (bone alkaline phosphatase (BAP), procollagen I N terminal peptide (PINP)), bone resorption (tartarate-resistant acid phosphatase 5b (TRAP), C terminal telopeptide (CTX)), and osteocyte markers (intact fibroblast growth factor 23 (iFGF23), sclerostin) and soluble klotho were measured at baseline and after 3 months of intensive replacement therapy. The change in biomarkers and ratio of markers of bone formation to resorption were compared between treatment arms. BAP and TRAP were expressed as age- and sex-specific z-scores.

results25OHD levels increased with cholecalciferol supplementation, with 85% achieving normal levels. There was a significant increase in the BAP/TRAP ratio (p = 0.04), iFGF23 (p = 0.004), and klotho (p = 0.002) with cholecalciferol therapy, but this was comparable across all three therapy arms. The BAPz was significantly higher in the weekly arm (p = 0.01). The change in 25OHD (Δ25OHD) inversely correlated with ΔPTH (r =  - 0.4, p < 0.001).

conclusionsAlthough cholecalciferol supplementation was associated with a significant increase in bone formation, the three dosing regimens of cholecalciferol supplementation have a comparable effect on the bone biomarker profile, suggesting that they can be used interchangeably to suit the patient's needs and optimize adherence to therapy. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.

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CholecalciferolRenal Insufficiency, ChronicVitamin D DeficiencyAdministration, OralBiomarkersChildDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansMaleTreatment OutcomeVitamin DBiomarkersCholecalciferolVitamin DBone biomarkersChildrenCholecalciferolChronic kidney diseaseVitamin D

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PMID36322258
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