In women with rheumatoid arthritis, depot tetracosactrin treatment produced no significant changes in whole-body calcium, phosphorus, and nitrogen content.
In plain wordsIn women with rheumatoid arthritis, whole-body element content did not change significantly during depot tetracosactrin treatment.
- Peptide
- Cosyntropin
- Outcome
- No significant changeWhole-body calcium, phosphorus, and nitrogen content
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Outcome group
- Body composition · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · 6 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
No significant changes in these body elements were observed as a result of the treatments.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Their whole body content of calcium, phosphorus, and nitrogen was measured before and after 3 and 6 months' treatment by in-vivo neutron activation analysis.
Thirty-two female patients with rheumatoid arthritis were divided into 3 groups and treated for 6 months with prednisolone, depot tetracosactrin, or indomethacin.