A randomized trial comparing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and HRT plus calcitriol in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis with vertebral fractures: benefit of the combination on total body and hip density.

Gutteridge, D H

A randomized trial comparing hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and HRT plus calcitriol in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis with vertebral fractures: benefit of the combination on total body and hip density. [electronic resource] - Calcified tissue international Jul 2003 - 33-43 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0171-967X

10.1007/s00223-002-2023-4 doi


Absorptiometry, Photon
Aged
Biomarkers--analysis
Bone Density--drug effects
Calcitriol--therapeutic use
Drug Therapy, Combination
Estrogen Replacement Therapy
Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)--therapeutic use
Estrone--analogs & derivatives
Female
Hip Joint--diagnostic imaging
Humans
Hydroxyproline--urine
Medroxyprogesterone Acetate--therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Osteocalcin--blood
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal--complications
Quality of Life
Severity of Illness Index
Single-Blind Method
Spinal Fractures--etiology
Treatment Outcome