Cochrane Renal Group

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crg_id CRG030600056
titleoftrial Prevention of steroid-induced bone loss in chronic kidney diseases: A randomized, open-labeled, prospective study
acronymnoftrial
website http://
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leadprefix Prof
leadsurname Miura
leadgivennames Soichiro
leadposition Professor of Medicine
leaddepartment Internal Medicine
leadorganisation National Defense Medical College
leadaddress 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan
leademail miura@ndmc.ac.jp
leadphone +81-4-2995-1609
leadfax +81-4-2996-5201
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funding ngo
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fundingnameofsponsors Bouei Igaku Shinkou Kai [ngo]
ethicsapproval yes
studytype randomised
studytype_other
groupassignment parallel
blinding_patients no
blinding_investigators no
blinding_outcomes no
blinding_analysts no
proposedstart
actualstart 03/2003
proposedcompletiondate 03/2006
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multi_center_study no
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multi_national_study no
countrycentres Japan
researchquestion To examine whether bisphosphonate or vitamin D3 has beneficial effects on bone mineral density in patients with chronic kidney diseases being treated with high-dose corticosteroids, including pulse therapy
study_status_recruitment no_longer_recruiting
study_status_recruitment_follow ongoing
healthcarecondition chronic kidney diseases
intervention1 risedronate
intervention2 alfacalcidol
intervention3
intervention4
participants_gender both
participants_other adults
age 18-75
totalrecruitment 40
inclusion patients with glomerulonephritis and initiated high-dose corticosteroid therapy (more than 30 mg/day of prednisolone, including steroid pulse therapy)
exclusion 1. Ccr <30ml/min
2. Young adult means of bone mineral density at the lumbar spine >130 or <80
3. Patients with previous treatment with steroids, bisphosphonates or vitamin D3
primaryoutcomes Change in bone mineral density at the lumbar spine
secondaryoutcomes Bone fracture
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