The Impact of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency and Its Correction on Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in Postmenopausal Women
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-12-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
It is well known that postmenopausal women are at risk for osteoporosis. The study hypothesis
is that vitamin D deficiency (≤17.5nmol/L) is frequently associated with osteomalacia and
will cause low BMD estimation in DXA scan due to insufficient bone mineralization.
We assume that among these postmenopausal women, Vitamin D treatment will improve bone
mineralization and will cause a rapid increase in BMD. According to the results,
bisphosphonates therapy may be an unnecessary treatment.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of severe vitamin D deficiency and its
correction on Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in postmenopausal women.