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Keep this study
Lead
Tufts University
With
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
In this study 445 men and women age 65 and older were enrolled for three years each. Subjects were randomized to treatment with 500 mg of calcium s calcium citrate malate plus 700 IU of vitamin D daily or placebo. Subjects came to the research center every six months for biochemical and bone mineral density measurements. Changes in these measures over the three years were determined in each group and compared.
Age
65–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
\>65 years calcium intake \< 1500 mg/day Willing to discontinue calcium and vitamin D pills for 2 months prior to enrollment
You may not be if
Mentally incompetent, femoral neck BMD greater than 2 SD above/below age/sex-matched reference mean, 24-hr urine calcium/creatinine \> 300 mg/d women or \>350 mg/d men terminal illness, renal disease requiring treatment, kidney stone in the past 10 years, current hyperparathyroidism, treated with glucocorticoids, estrogen or androgen, fluoride, calcitonin, bisphosphonate, or any other treatment for osteoporosis.
