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Study aim
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In order to achieve more effective therapeutic protocols against ischemic events in the brain, the main aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between blood levels of vitamin D changes and their simultaneous administration with stroke injuries.
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Design
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A clinical trial with a control group and two treatment groups with two types of vitamin D administration, with parallel, double blind, randomized groups
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Settings and conduct
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This study will be carried out after obtaining permission from the ethics committee of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and consent of the head of neurology department of Loghman Hakim Hospital as a clinical trial on patients with acute stroke.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria:
Patients with vitamin D deficiency (less than 20 ng per ml)
Patients with moderate acute stroke based on the NIHSS scoring system
Exclusion criteria:
The serum level of vitamin D is above 20 ng per ml
Receive antioxidants (such as vitamins C and E) continuously
Receive continuous anti-inflammatory drugs (steroids-NSAIDs)
AIDS and neurodegenerative diseases (such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS, MS)
Systemic diseases like, Diabetes Mellitus, Kidney Failure, Malignant Melanoma, Uremia, Liver Cirrhosis and Chronic Myocardial Infarction, Myopathy
Change in mental status with unknown etiology
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Intervention groups
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The intervention consists of three groups.The first group receives oral vitamin D,The second group receives vitamin D injection,The third group is the control group, which only measures vitamin D levels and recovery rates without receiving vitamin D.
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Main outcome variables
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level of Vitamine D; TNF-a; IL-6; NIHSS; MRS