The Prevalence of Osteoporosis in Hemodialysis Patients

Papageorgiou General Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoporosis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00308828

47/31-1-2005

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence and severity of osteoporosis in hemodialysis patients and to evaluate potential correlations with renal bone disease indices

Enrollment: 166 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chronic hemodialysis
• Age > 18-year old

Exclusion criteria

• Prior specific osteoporosis treatment except vitamin D and calcium supplement administration; active malignancy
• Recent pregnancy
• Immobilization