Fracture Healing Assessed by HR-pQCT After Administration of Calcium and Vitamin D

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2014
This study is designed as a single-blind RCT in 80 postmenopausal women to compare the effect of immediate administration of daily calcium supplementation (1000 mg calcium) or two daily dosages of calcium + vitamin D (1000 mg calcium + 880 IU vitamin D or 1000 mg calcium + 1760 IU vitamin D) to standard care (administration of vitamin D3 12 weeks after fracture) in terms of calculated bone strength based on analysis of cortical and trabecular bone parameters using HR-pQCT, fracture healing and functional outcome.
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First added on: Jun 14, 2024