Trial reportOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2008
The remodeling transient and the calcium economy.
Trial report in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Pooled it
- Palopegteriparatide for adults with chronic hypoparathyroidism: skeletal dynamics through 3 years of the phase 2 PaTH forward trial.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2026Trial
- Palopegteriparatide in Japanese adults with hypoparathyroidism: 52-week results from the phase 3 PaTHway Japan trial.Endocrine journal · 2026Trial
- Three doses of vitamin D, bone mineral density, and geometry in older women during modest weight control in a 1-year randomized controlled trial.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2017Trial
- Longitudinal osteoporosis therapy: treat-to-target and sequential strategies-a narrative review.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2026Review
- BMI but Not Race Contributes to Vitamin D-Parathyroid Hormone Axis in Peripubertal Girls.Infant, child & adolescent nutrition · 2013Article
- Malic enzyme gene polymorphism is associated with responsiveness in circulating parathyroid hormone after long-term calcium supplementation.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2012Article
- Soy components vs. whole soy: are we betting our bones on a long shot?The Journal of nutrition · 2010Article
- Pitfalls in interpreting interventional studies for osteoporosis.Clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism : the official journal of the Italian Society of Osteoporosis, Mineral Metabolism, and Skeletal DiseasesReview
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Abstract
unlabelledThe remodeling transient describes a change in bone mass that lasts one remodeling cycle following an intervention that disturbs the calcium economy. We demonstrated the transient in a study of the response of bone density to calcium/vitamin D3 supplementation and show the hazards of misinterpretation if the transient is not considered.
introductionThe remodeling transient describes a change in bone mass that lasts for one remodeling cycle following an intervention that disturbs the calcium economy.
methodsWe report an intervention with calcium and vitamin D supplementation in 208 postmenopausal African-American women where the remodeling transient was considered a priori in the study design. Both groups (calcium alone vs. calcium + 20 microg (800 IU) vitamin D3) were ensured a calcium intake in excess of 1200 mg/day.
resultsThere were no differences between the two groups in changes in BMD over time. These BMD changes were therefore interpreted to reflect increased calcium intake in both groups but not any influence of vitamin D. A transient increase in bone mineral density was observed during the first year of study, followed by a decline. The remodeling period was estimated at about 9 months, which is similar to histomorphometric estimates.
conclusionIt is problematic to draw conclusions concerning interventions that influence the calcium economy without considering the remodeling transient in study design. Studies of agents that effect bone remodeling must be carried out for at least two remodeling cycles and appropriate techniques must be used in data analysis.
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