Treatment of osteoporosis in patients with spinal cord injury

Phase 2

• Conditions: Condition 1: Thoracic spinal cord injury. Condition 2: Lumbar spinal cord injury. Condition 3: Osteoporosis.; Other and unspecified injuries of thoracic spinal cord; Other injury of lumbar spinal cord; Osteoporosis without pathological fracture

• Registration Number: IRCT201304084952N3
• Lead Sponsor: Vice chancellor for research of Tarbiat modares university

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion major criteria:
Traumatic paraplegic spinal cord injury (T6 up T12 ,grade A or B); Since the lesion is at least 1 year; Age between 20 and 40 years; Ability to respond to electrical stimulation of the quadriceps and soleus muscles; Normal rang of motion in the hip, knee and ankle joints; medically stable; No previous fracture in areas that are scanned; No history of metabolic diseases and other disorders affecting calcium metabolism and density of bone, early menopause, cancer, arthritis, diabetes; No use the certain drugs affecting bone metabolism including steroids, estrogens, bisphosphonates and calcitonin, fluorides, thyroid hormones, lithium, anticonvulsants and anti-androgen; No routine and regular physiotherapy including weight bearing exercise program and electrotherapy during past 6 months.
Exclusion major criteria:
Lack of patient's cooperation; Creation of some problems such as fractures, infections.

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified