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Filter by:The primary purpose of this study is to test if the STARK comprehensive autonomy health care package improves lower extremity function over time at 6 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months after hip or pelvis fracture compared to the standard of care.
Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) is a common disorder for hospitalization in the first trimester of pregnancy and related to protracted vomiting and nausea. It can be accompanied by ketonuria, dehydration and weight loss. Our aim was to investigate osteoporosis in patients with HG. In our study, we investigated osteoporosis in a total of 79 patients (40 HG and 39 control) by means of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) measurements and laboratory parameters related to HG.
The PEQ is the first tool to measure facilitators, barriers, and preferences to exercise in people with osteoporosis.
Rationale: After having a spinal cord injury (SCI), people develop changes in their body composition that influences their long-term health. Individuals with paralysis after SCI will have large declines in their bone density ant increases in fat mass which increases their risk of fracture and heart disease. Therapies to prevent SCI-related changes in body composition and their health effects are needed. Drugs known as "statins" used often to reduce high cholesterol, may help to reduce bone loss and inflammation. Hypothesis: Among adults with SCI for a long time, treatment with a drug named Rosuvastatin or a sugar pill, with supplements (coenzyme Q10, calcium and vitamin D), for twelve months can decrease their endocrine metabolic disease risk by increasing bone density and reducing inflammation. Study Design: A clinical trial will be conducted in Toronto, Ontario and Miami, Florida. Subjects will get statin therapy or placebo (sugar pill) by chance. Study subjects and research staff will not know whether they are taking the study drug or a sugar pill until after the study Subjects: Fifty-four adults (age 18-60 years) with a long-term SCI and no movement below their level of injury. Treatment: Subjects will be prescribed Rosuvastatin 10 mg daily or a sugar pill. In addition, all subjects will receive 100 mg of Co-Q10 daily, calcium carbonate 1250 mg and, vitamin D 2,000 IU once a day. Data Collected: Subjects' bone density will be collected at the start and end of the study. Change in bone density between the two groups will be compared to see if one is better. Blood samples will be collected quarterly to make sure subjects are safe and do not develop problems with their liver or muscles and to measure the effects of the study drugs on inflammation throughout the body. Clinical Implications: Statins may be safe and effective therapy for adults living with SCI who are at increased risk of endocrine metabolic disease as they age.
According to the World Health Organization criteria, osteoporosis was defined as a bone mineral density that lies 2.5 standard deviations or more below the average value for young healthy women. Osteoporosis is a major cause of fractures and can lead to serious complications in postmenopausal women. For this reason, approaches to prevent the appearance and progression of osteoporosis are of primary importance. This randomized clinical trial analyzes the effects of two types of physical exercise oriented to prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with pharmacological supplements of Calcium and Vitamin-D.
Denosumab is an antibody against receptor-activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand that prevents recruitment and differentiation of mature osteoclasts. Treatment markedly decrease bone resorption and fracture risk, and many patients will reach osteopenic bone mineral density (BMD) levels on treatment with denosumab. The treatment effect on bone turnover and BMD has, however, been demonstrated to be reversible. This study will show if the bone mass can be maintained by administrating zoledronic acid and if timing of the first dose of zoledronic acid after last dose of denosumab matters.
The objective of this study is to determine whether a new minimally invasive method for in vivo measurement of cortical bone tissue properties can identify those who are at risk for fragility fractures of the hip and radius. The investigators hypothesis is that women with fragility fractures of the hip and radius have altered cortical bone tissue properties compared to non-fracture controls independent of standard clinical tests, such as bone mineral density (BMD) by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).
The study is a cohort study comprising 136 patients with osteoporosis stopping treatment with alendronate. The study will contribute with new knowledge about biochemical markers of bone turnover as predictors of bone loss after stopping treatment with alendronate.
This study is to compare the two medications Denosumab and Zoledronic Acid For Patients With Beta Thalassemia Major Induced Osteoporosis. Patients with B-thalassemia major induce osteoporosis will undergo baseline assessment of the bone densitometry by Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan as a standard of care by the radiology department, then a blood test for bone specific Alkaline phosphatase and type-1 Carboxy Telopeptide will be measured by the chemistry lab. Patients with B-Thalassemia Major induced osteoporosis, who are 18 years of age or more and willing to participate in the study will be enrolled after consenting by the primary investigator in hematology outpatient clinic. Patients with osteoporosis will receive one of the two medications, at the end of the year Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scan will be done to compare the response of the two medications. The potential risks include the drug-related side effects
Prolonged glucocorticoid therapy affects bone fragility, cardiovascular health, glucidic and lipidic metabolism, thyroid and brain function. Glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis is characterized by low bone turnover and fractures, which occur in 30-50% of patients. Glucocorticoids affect predominantly cancellous or trabecular bone, increasing the risk of vertebral fractures, which may be asymptomatic and occur early during the first months of glucocorticoid treatment. Genistein exerts biological effects by several potential mechanisms. Besides protective effects on bone loss, genistein reduces cardiovascular risk markers, improves endothelial function and ameliorates glucose and lipid metabolism. This study is aimed at demonstrating genistein efficacy in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in a cohort of caucasian post-menopausal women.