In premenopausal women with idiopathic osteoporosis, lumbar spine BMD increased 5.5% with teriparatide versus 1.5% with placebo over 6 months.
In plain wordsIn premenopausal women with idiopathic osteoporosis, teriparatide increased lumbar spine bone density more than placebo over 6 months.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseLumbar spine areal BMD at 6 months
- Study
n = 41
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 20 mcg · 6 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Lumbar spine aBMD change
- 5.5%
- teriparatide over 6 months
- Lumbar spine aBMD change
- 1.5%
- placebo over 6 months
Source sentences
Over 6M, LS aBMD increased by 5.5% (95% CI: 3.83, 7.19) in teriparatide and 1.5% (95% CI: -0.73, 3.83) in placebo (P = 0.007).
4 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
6M phase 2 randomized controlled trial (RCT) followed by open extension.
Premenopausal women with IOP.
A total of 41 women were randomized to either teriparatide 20 mcg (n = 28) or placebo (n = 13).
After 6M, those on placebo switched to teriparatide for 24M; those on teriparatide continued for 18M.