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Effect of Calcium and Vitamin D on Bone Loss From the Hip

NCT00357643 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 450

Last updated 2006-07-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary aim of this study is to determine the effects of supplementation with both calcium and vitamin D on changes in bone density of the hip in men and women age 65 and older.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Calcium 500 mg/day and vitamin D 700 IU/day

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Tufts University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Bess Dawson-Hughes, MD · Tufts University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1992-10-31
Completion
1996-02-29

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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