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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN62937696
ISRCTN62937696CompletedNot Applicable

A randomised controlled trial of combination therapy using calcium/vitamin D and protein/calorie supplements in nutritionally deficient women: an assessment of changes in osteoporotic fracture risk

Action Medical Research (UK)0 sites71 target enrollmentStarted: March 1, 2001Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
71

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
Female

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Women over 70 years
  • 2. Body mass index of less than 21 kg/m^2
  • 3. Osteoporosis at the femoral neck and/or total hip

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Evidence of any progressive wasting disease, e.g. carcinomatosis, severe malabsorption
  • 2. Severe renal impairment (estimated glomerular filtration rate [GFR] less than or equal to 45 ml/min)
  • 3. Severe cardiorespiratory diseases
  • 4. Endocrine diseases, e.g., hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism
  • 5. Therapy with drugs known to interfere with bone metabolism such as steroids, vitamin D or its derivatives, bisphosphonates, oestrogen, raloxifene
  • 6. Cognitive impairment (abbreviated mental test score 7 or below)

Investigators

Sponsor
Action Medical Research (UK)

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