Osteoporosis. Senile osteoporosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Placebo tablets look exactly like the vitamin C tablets and are made of cellulose microcrystalline by a pharmacologist in the faculty of pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Placebo
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo tablets look exactly like the vitamin C tablets and are made of cellulose microcrystalline by a pharmacologist in the faculty of pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
vitamin C 1000 mg should be used in 4 divided doses (250 mg in each dose) every day for 6 months. Vitamin C tablets are chewable and are made by Daroupakhsh Company.
Sponsors
Vice chancellor for Research, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
45 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: willingness to participate in the study, being menopausal, not having received hormone therapy in the past month, not taking medications which have negative effects on bone metabolism, having osteoporosis or decreased bone density confirmed by a radiologist, having the history of childbirth, being at least able to perform one's daily tasks, and not suffering from liver, kidney, thyroid, parathyroid, intestine, or bone disorders. Exclusion criteria: taking medications with negative effects on bone metabolism, unwillingness to participate in the study, or migration.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Osteoporosis. Timepoint: At the start of intervention- After intervention. Method of measurement: Bone mineral densitometry device. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Increase of bone density. Timepoint: After intervention. Method of measurement: Bone mineral densitometry device. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAzam Jokar
Fatemeh College of Nursing And Midwifery
Outcome results
None listed