Age Related Changes in Calciotropic Hormones and Their Impact on Male Osteoporosis

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Low Bone Density

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00588874

11946

Pepper Center Pilot Award

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this pilot study is to generate preliminary data regarding the skeletal effects of age-related changes in calcium and vitamin D metabolism in older men.

Enrollment: 24 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy men age 50 yrs and older

Exclusion criteria

• smokers
• known history of metabolic bone disease, known history of hypogonadism or renal insufficiency.

Trial design

24 participants in 1 patient group

1

Description:

men 50 yrs of age or older