Study to Determine How Exercise and Calcium Affect Pubertal Bone

Effect of Exercise and Calcium Foods on Pubertal Bone Gain

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01087138

Acronym

Exkids

Enrollment

134

Registered

2010-03-16

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

2007-04-30

Last updated

2010-03-16

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Conditions

Bone Health

Keywords

bone health, bone density, bone mass

Brief summary

To determine if increasing the amount of calcium that girls eat or the degree of exercise in which they participate will increase their bone strength.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALexercise

exercise class 3x's/week

BEHAVIORALexercise and calcium

exercise class 3x's/week and 1500mg calcium intake

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

9 Years to 9 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* 9-10 years of age * Premenarcheal * Female

Exclusion criteria

* corticosteroid or anticonvulsant therapy * lactose intolerance or milk allergy * family history of hypercholesterolemia * mental or physical handicaps * chronic disease * body mass index ³ 85th percentile for age and gender * baseline calcium intake of \> 1100 mg/day * participation in team sports \> 3 times per week

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026