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Dietary Supplement

Dried Plum for Osteoporosis

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Florida State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Healthy men, between the ages of 55 and 80, whose lumbar spine BMD t-score is between 0.1 and 2.5 SD below the mean will be included. Participants who are not on testosterone and/or other pharmacological agents known to affect bone, or who have initiated an exercise program within the past 12 months known to influence bone (e.g. resistance training exercise), will be enrolled in this proposed study.
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 year
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Study Summary

This trial will study the effects of dried plum on bone health and inflammation.

Eligible Conditions
  • Osteoporosis

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 year
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Bone mineral density (spine)
Secondary outcome measures
Bone Mineral Content (other)
Bone mineral Density (other)
Bone mineral content (spine)

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Group BExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
50g daily dried plum consumption, plus 800 IU vitamin D and 450 mg elemental calcium
Group II: Group AExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
100g daily dried plum consumption, plus 800 IU vitamin D and 450 mg elemental calcium
Group III: Group CPlacebo Group1 Intervention
800 IU vitamin D and 450 mg elemental calcium
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Dried Plum
2017
N/A
~110
800 IU vitamin D and 450mg elemental calcium
2017
N/A
~70

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Florida State UniversityLead Sponsor
197 Previous Clinical Trials
30,586 Total Patients Enrolled

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~8 spots leftby Mar 2025