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Observational study of herbal medicine treatment for osteoporosis and osteopenia patients

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Registration Number
KCT0008028
Lead Sponsor
Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults between 40 and 80 year old
2. Those diagnosed with osteopenia or osteoporosis with a T-score of less than -1 on the bone density test using DXA
3. Person who voluntarily signed the consent form after being fully explained about this human application test

Exclusion Criteria

1. If you are taking standard treatment for osteoporosis (Osteoporosis treatment such as bisphosphonate, parathyroid hormone, RANKL inhibitor)
2. A person suffering from the following diseases that can affect bone metabolism
- Endocrine and metabolic diseases (thyroid, hyperparathyroidism, uncontrolled diabetes, Cushing's syndrome, hyperprolactinemia, hypogonadism, hypopituitarism, etc.)
- Respiratory diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma)
- Chronic renal failure
- rheumatic disease
- Digestive diseases (absorption disorders, gastrectomy, inflammatory bowel disease, chronic liver disease)
- Bone marrow disease (multiple myeloma, lymphoma, leukemia, hemolytic anemia)
- Malignant tumors (blood cancer, breast cancer, digestive system cancer)
- Taking immunosuppressive drugs after organ transplant
3. A person whose hypertension and hyperglycemia are not controlled despite taking treatment
4. Those who are taking glucocorticoid drugs that cause secondary osteoporosis or other drugs that can affect bone metabolism (PPI, SSRI, TZD, other types of anticonvulsants, etc.)
5. Those who have difficulty in visiting the hospital for research due to problems with walking and movement due to other musculoskeletal disorders
6. Those who have a disease that can affect drug absorption or have digestive problems after surgery related to it
7. Severe liver or kidney disease (at the time of screening, AST, ALT, ?-GTP, and serum creatinine are more than twice the upper limit of normal)
8. Pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant
9. Patients who participated in other clinical trials within 3 months
10. If the researcher determines that participation in a clinical study is inappropriate due to other reasons (hypercalcemia of 10.5 mg/dl or more, patients with underlying diseases accompanied by abnormal lipid metabolism, patients with serious underlying diseases, etc.)

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
BMD (T-score) measured by DXA: the initial value of BMD in the study and the change in BMD after 24 weeks of taking herbal medicine (Baseline, 24 weeks)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Bone metabolism index(CTX, Ntx(urine), P1NP, OC, BSALP, Ca, P, Vit D, E2, IL-6, IGF-1, Cortisol);Deficiency Syndrome of Kidney Index;EQ-5d(EuroQol 5 Dimensions);consumption of medication;adverse event
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