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Bone Health in Pregnancy (B-Hip)

U

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Status

Completed

Conditions

Pregnancy

Treatments

Dietary Supplement: Calcium or Placebo

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other
Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01145573
2009-65

Details and patient eligibility

About

Women between the ages of 18 and 45 are needed for a study that looks at the effect of calcium supplementation on bone health during pregnancy in black and white women. Study subjects will be divided into two groups. Each group will take 2 study supplements each day, the supplement will be calcium or placebo (a pill without calcium). The study involves five visits to the Children's Hospital of Oakland Research Institute; each visit will be 1-2 hours in length. There are 3 study visits during pregnancy and 2 in the first year after delivery. At each visit you will have your blood drawn and be asked questions about what you eat and what type of activities you do. At visit 16 and 36 weeks and 4 and 12 months postpartum you will have your bone density measured. You will be paid $240 for completing the study.

Full description

Women between the ages of 18 and 45 are needed for a study that looks at the effect of calcium supplementation on bone health during pregnancy in black and white women. Study subjects will be divided into two groups. Each group will take 2 study supplements each day, the supplement will be calcium or placebo (a pill without calcium). The study involves five visits to the Children's Hospital of Oakland Research Institute; each visit will be 1-2 hours in length. There are 3 study visits during pregnancy and 2 in the first year after delivery. At each visit you will have your blood drawn and be asked questions about what you eat and what type of activities you do. At visit 16 and 36 weeks and 4 and 12 months postpartum you will have your bone density measured. You will be paid $240 for completing the study.

Enrollment

65 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 45 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • First trimester of pregnancy
  • Between the age of 18-45

Exclusion criteria

  • Smoke
  • Prepregnancy BMI >35
  • Medical condition that will affect bone
  • Takes a medication that affects bone

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Quadruple Blind

65 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo
Placebo Comparator group
Description:
Inactive pill taken daily
Treatment:
Dietary Supplement: Calcium or Placebo
Calcium
Active Comparator group
Description:
1000mg of calcium taken daily
Treatment:
Dietary Supplement: Calcium or Placebo

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