Objectives: Comparison of vitamin D and placebo in urosepsis
Design: Blocked randomized, double blind, Single center, controlled placebo, Sample size 100 patients
Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 to 70 years old; sepsis diagnosis with urinary tract infection.
Exclusion criteria: Calcium level greater than or equal to 10 mg/dl; Vitamin D intake during 7 days ago; History of parathyroid diseases; End stage renal disease (ESRD)
Interventions: In first ( intervention ) group, 300000 unit vitamin D (1 milliliter), Intramuscular(IM) as a single dose, added to urosepsis standard treatment .In second (control ) group, 1 milliliter normal saline as placebo, IM, added to urosepsis standard treatment.
Main outcome measures: Vital signs monitored every 6 hours until 72 hours and CBC, ESR, CRP, Creatinine, Urea and Uric Acid measured at baseline, 24, 48 and 72 hours after injection and serum level of Calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D measured at baseline and 72 hours after injection.