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Calcium + Exercise for Bone Health

Phase 1 & 2

Waitlist Available

Led By Joan M. Lappe, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up up to 5 years

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will evaluate the effects of a weight-bearing exercise program and high-calcium diet on bone development in adolescent girls.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adolescent girls in the earliest stage of puberty who have not yet started developing secondary sexual characteristics. They should be generally healthy, without lactose intolerance or milk allergies, and not overweight. Girls already doing significant exercise like dance or sports more than twice a week are excluded.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is looking at how weight-bearing exercises and a high-calcium diet affect bone development during adolescence to prevent osteoporosis later in life. It's testing if these interventions can improve bone strength in young girls.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves dietary changes and exercise, side effects may include muscle soreness from new physical activities and potential digestive discomfort from increased calcium intake.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ up to 5 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~up to 5 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and up to 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

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Logistics

Participation is compensated

You will be compensated for participating in this trial.

Who is running the clinical trial?

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)Lead Sponsor

1,965 Previous Clinical Trials

2,672,690 Total Patients Enrolled

13 Trials studying Osteoporosis

4,284 Patients Enrolled for Osteoporosis

Joan M. Lappe, Ph.D.Principal InvestigatorCreighton University

Media Library

High-calcium Diet Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT00063011 — Phase 1 & 2

Osteoporosis Clinical Trial 2023: High-calcium Diet Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT00063011 — Phase 1 & 2

High-calcium Diet 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT00063011 — Phase 1 & 2

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this research cohort restricted to individuals under 50 years of age?

"The enrollment requirements for this research stipulate that the participants must be between 9 and 10 years of age. Furthermore, there are 15 clinical trials designed for those younger than 18, as well as 119 studies targeting individuals over 65."

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Are there any openings still available for this research trial?

"Information available on clinicaltrials.gov indicates that recruitment for this trial has been closed since June 23rd, 2005; the original postdate being May 1st 1998. Despite its inactivity, there are currently 137 other trials actively seeking participants."

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Is it possible for me to take part in the current research study?

"This clinical trial is recruiting 107 minors (aged between 9 and 10 years old) suffering from osteoporosis. To be eligible, they must meet the following prerequisites: Tanner Stage of Development - Level 1."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Bone Development in Adolescent Girls: Effects of Calcium and Exercise

1998. "Bone Development in Adolescent Girls: Effects of Calcium and Exercise". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00063011.

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