post-menopausal women
Conditions
Interventions
D3 groups were treated with daily calcium(200mg/day,orally), weekly alendronate(35mg/week,orally) and the back muscle exercise whereas daily alphacalcidol(1.0microg/day,orally) was added in this group
Sponsors
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kurihara Central Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Japanese osteoporotic women aged from 55 to 75 2.Diagnosis for osteoporosis was based on the criteria from the Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Reserch.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.More than three vertebral fractures in thoracic and lumbar spine 2.Who unable to do daily back muscle exercise 3.Treated with vitamin D within 6 months. 4.Secondary osteoporosisi
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| At baseline and afrer four months of follow up,the following assessments are done. Physical examination:Height,Weight,BMI, Finger-Floor-Distance,Grip power,Heart rate Serium: 1,25(OH)D3,25(OH)D,Ca,P,BUN,creatinin Urine:Ca,P,NTX Fall:It records to the diary. Spinal curvature:Thoracic kyphosis, Lumber lordosis, Sacral inclination, Spinal ROM Bone mineral density: Spine(L2-4)(g/cm2) QOL total score: The Japanese osteoporosis QOL questionnaire(JOQOL) 2000 is used. Statistical analysis: Statistical analysis is done by using Repeated measures ANOVA(GraphPad Prism v. 5) between the control group and the D3 group. | — |
Countries
Japan
Outcome results
None listed