In patients with hypoparathyroidism, PTH(1-84) reduced daily calcium dose by 75% versus placebo.
In plain wordsIn patients with hypoparathyroidism, PTH reduced calcium supplement doses by 75% versus placebo.
- Outcome
- DecreaseCalcium supplement dose
- Study
n = 62
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Supplement requirements · Endocrine and hormones
- Studied dose
- 100 µg daily · 24 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Reduction in daily calcium dose
- 75%
- PTH(1-84) versus placebo
Source sentences
Compared with placebo, patients on PTH(1-84) reduced their daily dose of calcium and active vitamin D significantly by 75% and 73%, respectively, without developing hypocalcemia.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
In a double-blind design, we randomized 62 patients with hypoparathyroidism to daily treatment with PTH(1-84) 100 µg or similar placebo for 24 weeks as add-on therapy to conventional treatment.