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Calcium and Bone Mass in Young Females

NCT00000402 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 354

Last updated 2013-05-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

We originally suggested that calcium in the diet is important in determining the amount of bone (bone mass) that builds up in young adults. We are testing the effect of calcium on bone mass in 354 Caucasian (white) girls. At the start of this 7-year study, the average age of the girls was 11 years, and they had not yet reached puberty. The study will also provide information about the effect of calcium on body composition (body fat) and blood pressure in young women.

We have been giving calcium to one group of participants in this study and giving a placebo (an inactive pill, or "sugar pill") to the other group. The results of this research will be important in preventing osteoporosis, because building more bone as a young person should reduce a woman's chances of developing osteoporosis later in life.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Calcium

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

    collaborator NIH

  • Ohio State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Velimir Matkovic, MD, PhD · Ohio State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
13 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1991-08-31
Completion
2001-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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