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Filter by:Despite the prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis in the HIV positive population, relatively little is known about the underlying pathology. This prospective cohort study aims to gain further understanding about a number of issues relating to low bone mineral density in HIV-infected subjects.
A randomized, Single center, double blind, parallel, placebo-controlled, clinical study of efficacy and safety of Chung A Won and placebo for 24 weeks three times a day on the improvement of osteoporosis and symptoms in Women's older than 50 patients with osteoporosis
Lack in vitamin D reduces the absorption of calcium in the body, accelerates bone loss and may increase the risk of fractures due to osteoporosis. An algorithm that will allow immediate and non-invasive quantification of vitamin D levels will shorten the time of diagnosis, reduce lab costs and prevent hazards or discomfort to the patient associated with a blood test. The goal of the study is therefore to develop a non-invasive method for quantifying vitamin D levels in the body using spectroscopy. 40 subjects will be recruited: 20 hospitalized patients in the rehabilitation department, diagnosed with osteoporosis and 20 healthy subjects. Spectroscopy will be used with visible light on the subject's skin and middle infrared (MIR) on the blood sample to find correlation with the chemical lab test results.
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of inactive and active vitamin D on serum sclerostin and dickkopf1 levels.
Osteoporosis is characterized by decreased bone strength and it is prevalent among postmenopausal women but also occurs in men and women with underlying conditions or major risk factors associated with bone demineralization. Its chief clinical manifestations are vertebral and hip fractures, although fractures can occur at any skeletal site.The World Health Organization (WHO) operationally defines osteoporosis as a bone density that falls 2.5 standard deviations (SD) below the mean for young healthy adults of the same gender—also referred to as T-score of -2.5. Postmenopausal women who fall at the lower end of the young normal range (a T-score of >1 SD below the mean) are defined as having low bone density (osteopenia) and are also at increased risk of osteoporosis. More than 50% of the fractures, including hip fractures, among postmenopausal women occur in this group. Teriparatide is one of the most effective treatment options for osteoporosis. But the cost of teriparatide is prohibitively expensive and in countries like India with limited personal resources of the individuals, its not a feasible option in the majority of the patients with severe osteoporosis. The investigators aim to compare weekly versus daily teriparatide therapy in an open label non inferiority trial and if successful, the investigators anticipate, the cost of treatment could be reduced considerably so that treatment becomes more affordable to a larger number of patients. Also with weekly therapy, number of multiple injections could be brought down.
1. To determine the prevalences of osteoporotic fracture in elderly Chinese population. 2. To determine the prevalences of osteoporosis in elderly Chinese population using QCT BMD measurement. 3. To investigate the difference in the prevalences of osteoporosis between cities and urban-rural area in China. 4. To investigate the association of body composition with osteoporosis 5. To investigate the prevalence of liver steatosis in China 6. To investigate the application of QCT fat measurement
The purpose of this study is to determine whether consuming additional leucine during calorie restriction induced weight loss has beneficial or harmful effects on multi-organ (liver, muscle, adipose tissue) insulin sensitivity, colonocyte proliferation rates, the gut microbiome, muscle mass and function, and bone mineral density in obese, postmenopausal women.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of hydraulic resistance circuit training for elderly people with chronic illness.
The purpose of this study is to determine how teriparatide or denosumab affects the bone of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis after 3 months of treatment, as determined by a bone biopsy sample taken from the iliac crest (upper part of the pelvis).
The aim of the study is to assess the relative antiresorptive properties of 2 osteoporosis medications when combined with teriparatide.