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A pilot study to examine the effect of vitamin C on bone turnover and antioxidant levels in postmenopausal women with low bone density.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN44380631
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2005-09-30
Start date
2004-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases: Osteoporosis Musculoskeletal Diseases Osteoporosis without pathological fracture

Interventions

Open label, randomised Study

Sponsors

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2005 Update - Department of Health (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Postmenopausal women with low bone density. Consenting healthy postmenopausel women with low bone density; osteopenia (Tscore<-1.0) as defined by the WHO 1994.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: On treatment for osteroporosis or taking any bone active drugs (e.g. oestrogens, steroids, vitamin D) or known to be suffering from diseases which can affect the skeleton such as renal or liver failure, malabsorption, thyrotoxicosis).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in biochemical markers and antioxidant levels from baseline to end of study in vitamin C group. Group compared to controls—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Not provided at time of registration—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026