Comparison of Absorbability Between Calcium Tablet and Calcium Ion Water

Hiroshima University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Calcium ion water (125mg); Dietary Supplement: Calcium tablet; Dietary Supplement: Calcium ion water (250mg)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01751204

eki-677

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the absorbability of calcium tablet and calcium ion water.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 55 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Postmenopausal females

Exclusion criteria

• Taking medicines or functional food that affect serum calcium levels
• Diseases that affect bone
• Renal or hepatic dysfunction
• Heart disease
• Participation in any clinical trial within 90 days of the commencement of the trial

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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10 participants in 3 patient groups

Calcium tablet

Active Comparator group

Description:

250 mg calcium/tablet

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Calcium tablet

Calcium ion water (250mg)

Experimental group

Description:

250 mg calcium in 200 ml water

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Calcium ion water (250mg)

Calcium ion water (125mg)

Experimental group

Description:

125 mg calcium in 200 ml water

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Calcium ion water (125mg)