In kidney transplant recipients, femoral neck BMD remained stable with teriparatide, while placebo recipients had significant decreases.
In plain wordsIn kidney transplant recipients, hip bone density remained stable with teriparatide, while it decreased significantly with placebo.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- No significant changeFemoral neck BMD
- Study
n = 24
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 20 microg daily · subcutaneous · 6 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Femoral neck BMD was stable in the teriparatide group, but decreased significantly in the placebo group.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In a 6-month double-blind, randomized trial, 26 kidney transplant recipients were treated with daily subcutaneous injections of 20 microg teriparatide (PTH 1-34) or placebo.