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HRT and/or Etidronate in the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis and Fractures in Post-Menopausal Patients With Asthma Receiving Long-Term Oral and/or Inhaled Glucocorticoids:a Randomised Factorial Trial
To determine and compare the effects of Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), etidronate, HRT plus etidronate and no treatment over 5 years in the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis and fractures in post-menopausal women with asthma.
Details
| Lead sponsor | British Thoracic Society |
|---|---|
| Phase | Phase 4 |
| Status | COMPLETED |
| Enrolment | 750 |
| Start date | 1992-08 |
| Completion | 2000-10 |
Conditions
- Osteoporosis
Interventions
- Hormone Replacement Therapy and Etidronate
Primary outcomes
- New symptomatic fractures, new or worsening morphometric fractures of the throaco-lumbar spine, and changes in bone mineral density.
Countries
United Kingdom