In patients with vertebral compression fractures, weekly teriparatide improved RDQ disability more than bisphosphonate, significantly at 24 weeks.
In plain wordsIn patients with vertebral fractures, weekly teriparatide improved disability more than bisphosphonate.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- DecreaseRDQ disability
- Study
n = 43
- Comparator
- Bisphosphonate
- Outcome group
- Exercise and physical function · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated · 24 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
The W-TPTD group showed a better Roland-Morris disability Questionnaire (RDQ) improvement throughout the whole period of the study compared with the BP group, the difference was statistically significant after 24 weeks of administration (p < 0.05).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
We conducted a randomized control study to compare the effects of pain, QOL, bone metabolism and fracture healing by administering bisphosphonate (BP) or weekly teriparatide preparation (W-TPTD) to 43 patients (5 males and 38 females) with fresh spinal vertebral compression fractures for osteoporosis.