evaluation the efficacy of vitamin d consumption on nephrotic syndrome condition in children: a clinical trial study

Background: vitamin d may have a beneficial effect on the kidney tissue and in children with nephrotic syndrome. objectives: the aim of this study was evaluation the efficacy of vitamin d consumption on nephrotic syndrome condition. methods: this assessment is a clinical trial study in which 30 patients with nephrotic syndrome were included in the study. in addition to the usual treatment of nephrotic syndrome, vitamin d injections were also used, in which vitamin d was administered as a 300,000 unit ampule, with a volume of one cc, dissolved in 5 cc of olive oil and injected. two months later, the level of vitamin d and the nephrotic syndrome status was evaluated and the two indicators were compared. results: mean and standard deviation of the age was 3.059.37 years, 16 patients (53.3%) were male and 14 cases (46.7%) were female. regarding the response to treatment, 3 patients (20%) had mild, 10 patients (66.6%) had moderate and 2 patients (14%) had severe nephrotic syndrome. in the group with normal levels of vitamin d, 3 patients (20%) had mild, 11 (73.3%) patients moderate and 1 patient (6%) had severe nephrotic syndrome. conclusions: based on our results, vitamin d consumption did not have a considerable effect on improving the clinical status of patients with nephrotic syndrome.