Calcium DXA: Impact of Calcium Supplements on Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density

Impact of Calcium Supplements on Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00205036

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2005-09-20

Start date

2005-01-31

Completion date

2008-04-30

Last updated

2016-03-28

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Conditions

Healthy

Brief summary

We, the investigators at the University of Wisconsin, hypothesized that ingesting calcium tablets prior to a spine bone density scan will not affect the bone mineral density as measured by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

Detailed description

We hypothesized that ingesting calcium tablets prior to a spine bone density scan will not affect the bone mineral density as measured by DXA. To test this, 36 subjects ingested various calcium supplements after a spine DXA scan and were then scanned again 15, 30 and 45 minutes after ingestion. Subsequently a subset of 15 subjects had three spine scans performed for instrument precision and subsequently ingested a calcium tablet with scans 15 and 30 minute intervals after ingestion.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Men or women 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

* Internal spinal hardware

Countries

United States

Outcome results