Age Related Changes in Calciotropic Hormones and Their Impact on Male Osteoporosis

Low Bone Density Clinical Trial

Official title:

Pilot Study to Assess the Skeletal Effects of Age-related Changes in Calcium and Vitamin D Metabolism in Men

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00588874
• Other study ID #: 11946
• Secondary ID: Pepper Center Pi
• Status: Completed
• Start date: October 1, 2000
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2008

Study information

• Verified date: August 2023
• Source: Yale University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to generate preliminary data regarding the skeletal effects of age-related changes in calcium and vitamin D metabolism in older men.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 24
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2008
• Est. primary completion date: July 1, 2002
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 50 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy men age 50 yrs and older

Exclusion Criteria:

• smokers

• known history of metabolic bone disease, known history of hypogonadism or renal insufficiency.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Bone Diseases, Metabolic
• Low Bone Density

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Yale Center for Clinical Investigation	New Haven	Connecticut

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Yale University	National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Bone density of hip and spine		measured after screening evaluation
Secondary	calciotropic hormones, including calcium, PTH and vitamin D metabolites		measured after screening evaluation