Treatment of Calcium Deficiency in Young Women

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Osteoporosis

In brief

This study looks at the effects of calcium supplementation on bone density in women in their third decade of life. We placed women aged 19-27 who take in low amounts of calcium in their diets in one of two groups. We will give women in one group a placebo (inactive pill) and women in the other group 1500 milligrams of calcium per day (as calcium carbonate). We will monitor the results by looking at the change in bone mineral density measured at the hip, total body, forearm, and spine. Treatment will last 3 years.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00000426

Run by

Creighton University

People needed

150

Starts

1995-01-01

Expected to finish

2000-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-06-28

Who can join

Age: 19 and older, up to 27. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women in good health
• Dietary calcium-to-protein ratio (in mg:g, as assessed by 7-day food diary) does not exceed 13

You may not qualify if…

• Smoking
• Pregnancy
• Lactation
• Endocrine disease

Where it is running

• Creighton University — Omaha, Nebraska, United States

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