In premenopausal women with idiopathic osteoporosis, tibial trabecular number increased after teriparatide.
In plain wordsIn premenopausal women with idiopathic osteoporosis, tibial trabecular number increased after teriparatide.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- IncreaseTibial trabecular number
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Analysis
- Primary
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 20 mcg daily · 24 monthsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Change
- 3.3%
- After teriparatide
Source sentences
After teriparatide, significant improvements were seen in tibial trabecular number (3.3%, p = 0.01), cortical area and thickness (both 2.7%, p < 0.001), and radial trabecular microarchitecture (number: 6.8%, thickness: 2.2%, separation: -5.1%, all p < 0.02).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Of 41 women enrolled in the parent teriparatide study (20 mcg daily), 34 enrolled in the HR-pQCT study.
HR-pQCT participants initially received teriparatide (N = 24) or placebo (N = 10) for 6 months; all then received teriparatide for 24 months.