Efficacy of calcitriol in the treatment of patients with renal osteodystrophy

Purpose: To investigate the efficacy and prognosis of calcitriol in patients with renal osteodystrophy (ROD). Methods: 60 patients with ROD admitted to The Affiliated Huaian No. 1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, China between June 2020 and June 2021 were randomly grouped into control (n = 30) and study groups (n = 30). Patients in control group received routine management study group was treated with routine management plus calcitriol. The treatment duration was six months. Serological markers (parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium (Ca), and phosphorus (Pi)), renal function indices (blood creatinine (SCr), urea nitrogen (BUN), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)), as well as patients’ skeletal conditions of the spine, pelvis, and extremities were investigated. Additionally, postoperative complications and clinical efficacy were also evaluated. Results: Study group showed significant improvement in serological markers compared to control group (p < 0.05). Also, study group had significantly reduced SCr, BUN, and ALP levels (p < 0.05) compared to control group. There was significantly reduced incidence of complications and better skeletal conditions in study group compared to control group (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Calcitriol effectively mitigates blood-bone mechanism dysfunction and reduces the occurrence of complications in patients with ROD. However, factors such as Scr, Hb, and blood pressure affect the clinical efficacy of calcitriol on renal bone disease by mechanisms that will be investigated in the future.