Active clinical trials for "Bone Diseases, Metabolic"

Osteoporosis fractures impose a significant economic burden on the health system. There is evidence that osteoporosis has a high prevalence in Iran (4.8% for men and 7.7% for women), and the frequency of osteopenia is 36.8% for men and 39.3% for women in Iran Accordingly, the prevention of osteopenia progression towards osteoporosis has been considered as an important issue in medicine. Bone is a dynamic tissue that is constantly being remodeled thus the equilibrium between bone formation and resorption done by simultaneously regulating osteoclasts and osteoblasts is important. Imbalance between bone deposition and resorption contributes to reducing bone mineral density and hence increasing the risk of osteoporosis Recently, new therapies have been focused on use of medicinal herbs, especially phytochemicals. Among phytochemicals, phytonutrients, and especially polyphenols, can act both on osteoblast and on osteoclast. Pine bark extract (oligopin) is a rich source of polyphenols that exerts strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. It has also beneficial effects on bone turnover based on in vitro studies and animal models. Investigators aimed to investigate the effects of oligopin on bone turnover markers and plasma and peripheral mononuclear cells oxidative stress in postmenopausal women with osteopenia in a double-blind randomized clinical trial. Participants are forty four women with osteopenia divided into two groups randomly (22, having oligopin, 150 mg, once daily, for 12 weeks). The 2nd group (22 women with osteopenia) receives the same amount of the placebo. At the first and the end of the study, blood sample are taken to measure in order to peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolation and plasma separation. The levels of bone alkaline phosphatase and carboxy terminal collagen type I in plasma oxidative stress markers such as total anti-oxidant capacity, malondialdehyde, and protein carbonyl were evaluated. Furthermore, oxidative stress will be evaluated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells by measurement of expression and activity of magnesium superoxide dismutase,catalase and Nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2.

Young postmenopausal women with osteopenia / or women with osteoporosis and a FRAX score below pharmacologic treatment indication have limited treatment options in the prevention of osteoporosis/treatment of osteopenia. Further, there is a concern about long-term side effects of bisphosphonate treatment among young postmenopausal women, and hormone replacement therapy has been controversial. In a pilot study 20 microgram Calcifediol Hy.D improved several muscle related function in this target population within 4 months of treatment, which can help to prevent falls and associated bone fractures. Thus the main aim of this study is to test whether Calcifediol Hy.D at a daily dose of 20 μg / day improves muscle function (lower extremity test battery) compared with (1) placebo and compared with (2) 3200 Vitamin D3 IU per day, at 3 and 6 month follow-up. As a secondary and exploratory objective of this study, the investigators will compare the beforementioned doses on muscle strength and the quality of the bones, beside muscle mass, body composition and systolic and diastolic blood pressure measurements.

A comparison of changes in bone density following the same bone-health plan, but with a different bone-health supplement.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether increasing levels of serum 25(OH)Vitamin D as achieved by oral supplementation higher than the current recommendations are associated with a less negative bone calcium balance in post-menopausal Swiss women.

This study is being conducted to compare the effect of increasing nasal teriparatide dosing on percent change in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) of the lumbar spine after 24 weeks of therapy in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density.

Increasing bone mass during puberty can ultimately decrease the risk of developing osteoporosis, which causes bones to weaken and break more easily later in life. The purpose of this study is to compare calcium absorption and bone growth in boys and girls on diets including either a nondigestible oligosaccharide (NDO) or simple sugar.

This is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of zoledronic acid, 5mg, to be administered intravenously to people who have suffered an acute spinal cord fracture. The goal is to evaluate if zoledronic acid can prevent the acute bone loss seen in this population. Outcome measures will include bone density determinations over a one year period.

This study is being conducted to examine the performance of three common DXA machines (1) Lunar iDXA, (2) Lunar Prodigy and (3) Hologic Discovery A in measuring bone density and body fat.

There is growing evidence that patients undergoing bone mineral density testing (BMD) often do not take important steps to improve their bone health. The investigators will conduct a randomized-controlled trial to evaluate the impact of a novel and practical patient activation intervention (mailing patients their bone density test results) on the quality of bone-related healthcare and the cost-effectiveness of BMD testing. Equally important, the investigators intervention could easily be modified to include other patient populations and chronic diseases.

Randomized cross-over design with 10 male subjects and 3 campaigns to test whether the negative effects of bed rest (6º head-down tilt) on the various systems of the body and the consequences to health of simulated weightlessness can be counteracted by the use of a defined training programme.