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Open-label study of treatment with alendronate sodium plus vitamin D in men and women with osteoporosis in Thailand.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:It is generally believed that Thai people do not suffer from hypovitaminosis D because there is abundant sunlight throughout the year, and that taking vitamin D supplements could result in abnormally high levels of vitamin D. This is a Thai FDA-driven study to investigate this risk over a period of 26 weeks of taking alendronate sodium/vitamin D3 combination tablets. METHODS:Osteoporosis patients in Thailand were recruited to a multicenter, open-label, 6-month trial of oral alendronate sodium 70 mg/vitamin D3 5600 IU. Patients received study medication once a week for 26 weeks. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and Beta-CrossLaps (?-CTx) levels were measured at baseline and 26 weeks. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with 25(OH)D???50 ng/mL at week 26; it was hypothesized that 26 weeks' treatment would not result in 25(OH)D serum levels ??50 ng/mL in >?7% of osteoporosis patients. RESULTS:One hundred ninety-eight patients were recruited. At baseline, 67.2% of the patients had 25(OH)D?

SUBMITTER: Songpatanasilp T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6220471 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Open-label study of treatment with alendronate sodium plus vitamin D in men and women with osteoporosis in Thailand.

Songpatanasilp Thawee T   Rojanasthien Sattaya S   Sugkraroek Pansak P   Ongphiphadhanakul Boonsong B   Robert Lamar L   Robert Chongchit Sripun CS   Luevitoonvechkij Sirichai S   Santora Arthur C AC  

BMC musculoskeletal disorders 20181106 1


<h4>Background</h4>It is generally believed that Thai people do not suffer from hypovitaminosis D because there is abundant sunlight throughout the year, and that taking vitamin D supplements could result in abnormally high levels of vitamin D. This is a Thai FDA-driven study to investigate this risk over a period of 26 weeks of taking alendronate sodium/vitamin D3 combination tablets.<h4>Methods</h4>Osteoporosis patients in Thailand were recruited to a multicenter, open-label, 6-month trial of  ...[more]

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