In women, goserelin plus placebo significantly reduced lumbar spine bone density compared with placebo plus placebo.
In plain wordsIn women, goserelin plus placebo reduced lower spine bone density compared with placebo plus placebo.
- Peptide
- Goserelin
- Outcome
- DecreaseLumbar spine bone density versus placebo
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Placebo implant plus placebo ERT
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 3.6 mg every 4 weeks · 6 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
There was a significant loss of bone density at both the lumbar spine and proximal femur in the group receiving Zoladex plus placebo after 6 months compared with both pre-treatment values and with the group receiving placebo plus placebo.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 60 women aged 21-45 years were randomized to one of three treatment groups: placebo implant every 4 weeks plus placebo ERT tablets daily,
A dual x-ray bone density scan was performed before treatment and again after six treatment cycles.