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Effect of Neutralization of Endogenous Acid Production on BMD and Bone Microarchitectural

NCT00509405 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 202

Last updated 2012-04-24

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Summary

Hypothesis: Neutralization of acid production induced by the Western diet with oral administration of potassium citrate increases bone mineral density and bone mass as well as skeletal muscle mass and strength in elderly people (\> 65y).

Conditions

  • Healthy

Interventions

DRUG

potassium citrate

6 times 10 mEq per day, oral for 24 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kantonsspital Baselland Bruderholz

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Reto Krapf, MD · Department of Medicine, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, CH-4101 Bruderholz/Switzerland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-07-31
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2010-05-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

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