In patients with hypoparathyroidism, once-daily PTH maintained serum calcium within the normal range.
In plain wordsIn hypoparathyroidism patients, once-daily PTH maintained normal blood calcium during comparison with calcitriol and calcium.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- Not applicableSerum calcium maintenance
- Study
n = 10
- Comparator
- Calcitriol and calcium
- Outcome group
- Electrolyte balance · Endocrine and hormones
- Studied dose
- Once daily · subcutaneous · 10 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Once-daily treatment with PTH 1-34 maintained serum calcium in the normal range with decreased urine calcium excretion (P<.05 at 2 weeks and P<.Ol at 10 weeks) compared with calcitriol treatment.
5 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Randomized crossover trial lasting 20 weeks.
Each 10-week arm consisted of a 2-week inpatient dose-adjustment phase followed by an 8-week outpatient phase.
A total of 10 patients with hypoparathyroidism were enrolled consecutively over a 15-month period.
A dose of PTH 1-34 was administered each morning by subcutaneous injection.
Calcitriol was given orally twice daily with supplemental calcium carbonate.