Vitamin D Deficiency and Effect of Its Supplementation on Interstitial Lung Diseases(ILD). (ILD)
Lung Diseases, Interstitial, Vitamin D Deficiency
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Lung Diseases, Interstitial focused on measuring Interstitial Lung Diseases, Vitamin D Deficiency
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
patients who will be diagnosed as interstitial lung disease by multidisciplinary approach based on clinical, functional, radiological and pathological diagnosis when needed.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who have other diseases affecting Vitamin D levels like chronic liver diseases, chronic kidney diseases and malignancy.
- patients who will be unable to do pulmonary functions or 6-minutes walk test.
- patients with ischemic heart diseases and congestive heart failure.
- patients with connective tissue-associated interstitial lung diseases.
- interstitial lung diseases exacerbation.
Sites / Locations
- Cairo University
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Interstitial lung patients with low vitamin D
interstitial lung diseases patients with low vitamin D
Arm 1:(interventional group): interstitial lung diseases patients with low vitamine D will receive Vitamin D supplementation in form of Vitamin D3 (1.25(OH)2 cholecalciferol) in dose of 200.000 IU intramuscular injection every 2 weeks for 3 months for deficient vitamin D level patients and every month for 3 months for insufficient vitamin D level patients beside ca supplementation in form ca carbonate 600 mg oral capsule once daily for 3 months for all patients in addition to current treatment.
Arm 2(control group): interstitial lung diseases patients with vitamin D deficient / insufficient will receive their current treatment only without vitamin D supplementation.