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Clinical Trials

1. Clinical effect of bisphosphonate and vitamin D on osteoporosis: reappraisal of a multicenter double-blind clinical trial comparing etidronate and alfacalcidol.

Author
Fujita T; Orimo H; Inoue T; Kaneda K; Sakurai M; Morita R; Yamamoto K; Sugioka Y; Inoue A; Takaoka K; Yamamoto I; Hoshino Y; Kawaguchi H;
Institution
Calcium Research Institute, Katsuragi Hospital, 250 Makamicho, Kishiwada, Osaka 596-0842, Japan. fujita@katsuragi-hosp.or.jp
Journal
J Bone Miner Metab. 2007;25(2):130-7. Epub 2007 Feb 26.
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2. Improving care of patients at-risk for osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial.

Author
Solomon DH; Polinski JM; Stedman M; Truppo C; Breiner L; Egan C; Jan S; Patel M; Weiss TW; Chen YT; Brookhart MA;
Institution
Division of Pharmacepidemiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02120, USA. dhsolomon@partners.org
Journal
J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Mar;22(3):362-7.
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3. Long-term four-year exercise has a positive effect on menopausal risk factors: the Erlangen Fitness Osteoporosis Prevention Study.

Author
Kemmler W; Engelke K; von Stengel S; Weineck J; Lauber D; Kalender WA;
Institution
Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany. wolfgang.kemmler@imp.uni-erlangen.de
Journal
J Strength Cond Res. 2007 Feb;21(1):232-9.
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4. Acute and chronic effect of teriparatide on glucose metabolism in women with established osteoporosis.

Author
Anastasilakis A; Goulis DG; Koukoulis G; Kita M; Slavakis A; Avramidis A;
Institution
Department of Endocrinology, Hippocration General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. anastath@endo.gr
Journal
Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes. 2007 Feb;115(2):108-11.
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5. Effect of once-weekly oral alendronate on bone loss in men receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer: a randomized trial.

Author
Greenspan SL; Nelson JB; Trump DL; Resnick NM; Greenspan SL; Nelson JB; Trump DL; Resnick NM;
Institution
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Journal
Ann Intern Med. 2007 Mar 20;146(6):416-24.
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6. Effects of long-term strontium ranelate treatment on the risk of nonvertebral and vertebral fractures in postmenopausal osteoporosis: Results of a five-year, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Author
Reginster JY; Felsenberg D; Boonen S; Diez-Perez A; Rizzoli R; Brandi ML; Spector TD; Brixen K; Goemaere S; Cormier C; Balogh A; Delmas PD; Meunier PJ;
Institution
University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
Journal
Arthritis Rheum. 2008 Jun;58(6):1687-95.
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7. Are distal radius fractures due to fragility or to falls? A consecutive case-control study of bone mineral density, tendency to fall, risk factors for osteoporosis, and health-related quality of life.

Author
Nordvall H; Glanberg-Persson G; Lysholm J;
Institution
Department of Physiotherapy, Sunderby Hospital, Lulea, Sweden. helena.nordvall@nll.se
Journal
Acta Orthop. 2007 Apr;78(2):271-7.
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8. Secondary hyperparathyroidism due to hypovitaminosis D affects bone mineral density response to alendronate in elderly women with osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial.

Author
Barone A; Giusti A; Pioli G; Girasole G; Razzano M; Pizzonia M; Palummeri E; Bianchi G;
Institution
Department of Gerontology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy. antonella.barone@galliera.it
Journal
J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 May;55(5):752-7.
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9. Treatment of painful osteoporotic or traumatic vertebral compression fractures by percutaneous vertebral augmentation procedures: a nonrandomized comparison between vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.

Author
De Negri P; Tirri T; Paternoster G; Modano P;
Institution
Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management, Ospedale Oncologico Regionale, CROB-Cancer Center, SP del Vulture no. 8, Rionero in Vulture (PZ) 85028, Italy. pdenegri@crob.it
Journal
Clin J Pain. 2007 Jun;23(5):425-30.
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10. Zoledronic acid efficacy and safety over five years in postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Author
Devogelaer JP; Brown JP; Burckhardt P; Meunier PJ; Goemaere S; Lippuner K; Body JJ; Samsioe G; Felsenberg D; Fashola T; Sanna L; Ortmann CE; Trechsel U; Krasnow J; Eriksen EF; Garnero P;
Institution
Saint-Luc University Hospital, Universite catholique de Louvain, Bruxelles, Belgium. devogelaer@ruma.ucl.ac.be
Journal
Osteoporos Int. 2007 Sep;18(9):1211-8. Epub 2007 May 22.
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