Effect of Mechanical Loading With PTH on Cortical Bone

NCT03232476 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2025-11-25

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Summary

Clinical trial to investigate effect of voluntary upper extremity loading in combination with anabolic osteoporosis therapy.

Conditions

  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal

Interventions

DEVICE

Upper extremity voluntary loading

Subjects who are prescribed teriparatide by their healthcare provider may enroll in this study. The study intervention consists of loading one upper extremity. Subjects will be trained on how to perform the upper extremity exercises at home. Subjects will be expected to perform the exercises 3 days per week using one arm, with each session consisting of 100 loading cycles lasting a total of approximately 2 minutes each day.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joy Tsai, MD · MGH

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-07-31
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2019-12-31

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