In women with osteoporosis, lumbar spine BMD increased more with teriparatide than control, 6.58% versus 1.06%.
In plain wordsIn women with osteoporosis, spine bone density increased more with teriparatide than control, 6.58% versus 1.06%.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseLumbar spine BMD
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Comparator
- Control with calcium and vitamin D
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 20 microg daily · subcutaneous · 6 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Lumbar spine BMD increase
- 6.58%
- teriparatide
- Lumbar spine BMD increase
- 1.06%
- control
Source sentences
The percentage of increase in lumbar spine BMD, which is the primary endpoint, was significantly (P < 0.001) higher in teriparatide group compared to that in control group (6.58% vs. 1.06%).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
A randomised, prospective, multicentre, open-label, controlled study was conducted on 82 postmenopausal women with established osteoporosis. Patients were randomly divided into control and teriparatide groups, each group consisting of 41 patients.
Besides, teriparatide group patients were administered teriparatide 20 microg daily subcutaneously.