In women with osteoporosis, teriparatide increased median active vitamin D concentrations more than placebo at 1 month.
In plain wordsTeriparatide increased active vitamin D levels more than placebo in women with osteoporosis at 1 month.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseWomen's 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D at 1 month
- Study
n = 336
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Outcome group
- Hormone levels · Endocrine and hormones
- Studied dose
- 20 μg/day · 1 monthAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Median concentration change
- 27%
- teriparatide women
- Median concentration change
- −3%
- placebo women
Source sentences
In women (N=336), median 1,25(OH)(2)D concentrations at 1 month increased from baseline by 27% (P<0.0001) in the teriparatide group versus -3% (P=0.87) in the placebo group (between group P<0.0001).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
The purpose of this study was to assess the changes in serum concentration of vitamin D metabolites 1,25 dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)(2)D] and 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] during teriparatide 20 μg/day (teriparatide) therapy in the double-blind Fracture Prevention Trial of postmenopausal women with…
Patients were randomized to teriparatide or placebo and received daily supplements of calcium 1000 mg and vitamin D 400-1200 IU.