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Filter by:This clinical trial investigates the effects of pitavastatin on bone health in postmenopausal women with osteopenia or osteoporosis and hypercholesterolemia. Given the high prevalence of osteoporosis in aging populations and the associated risks, even with existing treatments, this study addresses a critical gap in medical research. Statins, specifically HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, are suggested to benefit bone metabolism by promoting bone formation and reducing resorption. However, the specific impact of pitavastatin on bone metabolism lacks clinical evidence. The study's primary goal is to determine the effects of a 12-month pitavastatin regimen on bone metabolism markers in this population. This research could significantly contribute to developing more effective osteoporosis treatments for postmenopausal women, combining bone health and cholesterol management strategies.
Aim: To estimate the effect of daily optimal efficacy dose (OED) of Jarlsberg cheese in patients with Osteopeni (OP). Study population: Post-menopausal women and men above 55 years of age in risk of Osteoporosis Treatment: Daily OED Jarlsberg cheese + vitamin D and Calcium tablets. Design: An open and one-armed observational study. Main variables: Bone Mineral Density (BMD), Bone turnover markers (BTMs), Osteocalcin and K2 vitameres. Study Procedure: Prior to inclusion in this study, all the patients have undergone 32 days of daily OED intake of Jarlsberg cheese + vitamin D and caicium tablets. Thid is the baseline of this observational study. The duration of this study is 12 months with clinical examination and bloodsampling after 6 and 12 months. Sample size: At least 16 patients will be included
A survey of people to identify risk factors for osteoporosis, which include age, gender, lifestyle, diet, physical activity, the presence or absence of somatic pathology. Diagnosis of osteoporosis by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Conducting a correlation analysis of the relationship of the data obtained.
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Prolia on lumbar spine BMD at 12 months.
Osteoporosis is a chronic skeletal disease which leads to a decrease in bone strength which increases the risk of fractures. Clinically overt hypercortisolism leads to hypertension, central obesity, diabetes and osteoporosis. More recently, even the condition of mild and asymptomatic hypercortisolism has been associated with increased prevalence of chronic complications of cortisol excess and mortality. In patients with osteoporosis this form of hypercortisolism may remain occult (hidden hypercortisolism, HidHyCo). Although asymptomatic, however, this subtle cortisol excess is associated with an increased risk of osteoporosis and fragility fractures. Moreover, HidHyCo prevalence seems to be increased in osteoporotic patients. The HidHyCo case finding is of utmost importance. However, given the high prevalence of bone fragility and the relatively low diagnostic accuracy of the currently available tests for the HidHyCo detection, a mass screening for HidHyCo is considered unthinkable. As now, no guidelines are available for addressing the HidHyCo screening in osteoporosis. Therefore, the aims of the present study are the following: i) to assess the HidHyCo prevalence in a sample of osteoporotic patients; ii) to compare the clinical characteristics between osteoporotic/osteopenic patients with HidHyCo and those without HidHyCo in order to determine the clinical characteristics more frequently associated with the HidHyCo presence and to identify those osteoporotic patients worthy of HidHyCo screening; iii) to further investigate bone quality and turnover in HidHyCo patients, to characterize HidHyco patients from a molecular and genetic point of view and to evaluate the pathogenetic mechanisms explaining the negative effects of endogenous cortisol excess on bone health in these patients and the potential role of the genetic background and of the gut microbiome. The HidHyCo could be present in a not negligible percentage of osteopenic/osteoporotic patients. In these patients, osteoporosis and, if present, other comorbidities can improve by the surgical resection of the adrenal or pituitary adenoma if feasible, or by the use of drugs able to modulate cortisol secretion or glucocorticoid sensitivity. Moreover, the case-finding could be reserved in those patients at higher risk of having HidHyCo, therefore, reducing the costs of a scarcely specific mass screening.
The objective of this observational cohort study is to provide comprehensive evaluation and early warning for elderly patients with chronic diseases. The main question it aims to answer is: How to explore effective evaluation methods for diseases in elderly patients based on the coexistence of multiple diseases and high individual heterogeneity? How to explore the key indicators and influencing factors of adverse events in elderly patients.. Participants will be followed up at 1, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months to obtain adverse event information.
Bone mineral density is an important measurement to detect osteoporosis. The goal of this clinical trial is to compare bone mineral density measurements in CT examinations and DXA scans. The main question it aims to answer is: - How good is the measurement of bone mineral density in the new photon-counting CT in comparison to DXA - How can we optimize the CT scan for bone mineral density Participants will undergo: - Clinically indicated CT scan on day of inclusion - Study related DXA scan on a separate appointment
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare three care models for optimizing medications and preventing falls with broken bones in patients receiving rehabilitation after a hospitalization for a broken bone. The primary outcome is injurious falls, with secondary outcomes measuring how the process of care is changed and capturing patient-reported outcomes valued by stakeholders. The main questions this study aims to answer are: - Which of the three models is more effective in preventing falls with fractures? - What are the differences in patient-centered outcomes amongst the three models? These include pain, depression, anxiety, sleep, medication side effect burden, and fear of falling. - What are the differences in osteoporosis treatment and medication burden? The three care models are: a Deprescribing Care Model designed to reduce or stop fall-related medications, a Bone Heath Service Model designed to provide osteoporosis evaluation and management, and an Injury Prevention Service Model offering both services. 42 SNFs will participate in this study. The three models will be incorporated into the routine care of patients at these facilities who are receiving rehabilitation after a hospitalization for a fracture. All care models will be delivered remotely to patients in the SNF and after they transition home by a post-fracture nurse consultant supported by an interprofessional team. This study has three aims. See Detailed Description for more details. This ClinicalTrials.gov record represents the Comparative Effectiveness Aim of the protocol.
72 adult patients who underwent lumbar spine anteroposterior DXA and QCT examinations at Qianfoshan Hospital in Shandong Province from January 2019 to December 2022 were selected, with an interval of no more than 3 months between the two examinations for the same patient. 1. Record the patient's age, gender, height, and weight; Review the patient's past medical history (especially whether there is a history of brittle fractures, whether there is a history of using drugs that affect bone metabolism, etc.). 2. Retrieve the bone density values of the anterior lumbar vertebrae 1 to 4 measured by GE Healthcare Lunar Prodigy dual energy X-ray absorptiometry from the database, and take the average (DXA bone density value). According to the diagnostic criteria of the Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for Primary Osteoporosis (2022), determine whether the patient has normal bone mass, decreased bone mass, or osteoporosis. 3. Identify the lumbar spine bone density values (QCT bone density values) measured by the GE Gemstone CTHD750 CT instrument from the database. According to the diagnostic criteria of the Chinese Quantitative CT (QCT) Diagnosis Guidelines for Osteoporosis (2018), determine whether the patient has normal bone mass, decreased bone mass, or osteoporosis. 4. Statistical analysis was conducted on the normal bone density, bone loss, and number of osteoporosis diagnosed by DXA and QCT respectively, in order to explore the differences in the detection rates of osteoporosis between these two monitoring methods. The data was analyzed and processed using SPSS 21.0 statistical software, and the count data was expressed as a rate (%) χ 2-test, P<0.05 indicates statistically significant difference; Explore whether the difference in detection rates between the two is related to factors such as weight; Calculate the detection rates of osteoporosis using two detection methods in patients who have experienced brittle fractures, and preliminarily determine which detection method is more accurate in determining osteoporosis.
This is a prospective parallel group, double-blinded randomized controlled trial. Subjects are randomized into two groups - the intervention group and waitlist control group. Subjects received resistance, aerobic, flexibility and balance exercise training; and nutritional supplement containing β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate (HMB). The intervention group would first receive the intervention during the 12-week study period. Meanwhile, the waitlist control group would receive 12 weeks of conventional care. After the study period, they would receive the same intervention.