In women with osteoporosis, teriparatide at both doses significantly lowered bone matrix mineralization versus placebo.
In plain wordsIn women with osteoporosis, both teriparatide doses lowered bone matrix mineralization versus placebo.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- DecreaseMatrix mineralization
- Study
n = 38
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 20 and 40 microg daily · subcutaneous · 12 months or end of treatment at 19-24 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Patients administered teriparatide 20 and 40 microg/d exhibited significantly lower matrix mineralization, mineral crystallinity, and collagen cross-link ratio when compared with placebo.
4 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The Fracture Prevention Trial was randomized, double blind, and placebo-controlled.
Patients consisted of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
Patients were randomized to receive daily sc injections of placebo (n = 12) or 20 microg (n = 13) or 40 microg (n = 13) teriparatide.
Biopsies were obtained after 12 months of treatment or at the end of treatment (range, 19-24 months for end of treatment paired biopsies).