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A Comparison of Changes in Bone Density With the Same Bone-health Plan, But With Different Bone-health Supplements

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01114685
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 3, 2010
Last Update Posted : May 3, 2010
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
AlgaeCal Inc.
Information provided by:
Integrative Health Technologies, Inc.

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
A comparison of changes in bone density following the same bone-health plan, but with a different bone-health supplement.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Osteopenia Dietary Supplement: AlgaeCal-1 Dietary Supplement: AlgaeCal-2 Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

The US Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health suggests America's bone-health is in jeopardy and issued a "call to action" to develop bone-health plans that:

  1. improve nutrition,
  2. increase health literacy and,
  3. increase physical activity.

The purpose of this study was to use a comparative effective research model to compare 6-month changes in bone mineral density (BMD)in two study groups. Both followed the same bone health plan that contained the three components listed above with the same plant-source calcium supplement, but enhanced with different levels of calcium, vitamin D3, vitamin K and magnesium.


Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 354 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Changes in a Bone Health Plan Using Two Versions of a Bone Health Supplement: A Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) Study
Study Start Date : June 2006
Actual Primary Completion Date : July 2008
Actual Study Completion Date : March 2010

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: Effects of taking AlgaeCal-1
Following a bone health plan with Algae-cal-1 supplement
 Dietary Supplement: AlgaeCal-1
Daily consumption of 7 capsules containing bone health ingredients
Active Comparator: Effects of taking AlgaeCal-2
Following a bone-health plan while consuming AlgaeCal 2
 Dietary Supplement: AlgaeCal-2
Taking 7 capsules a day for six months


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Changes in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) [ Time Frame: baseline and 6 months ]
    Measurements of bone mineral density were conducted at baseline and 6 months from baseline in two different study groups following the same bone-health behavior modification plan, but with different versions of a bone-health calcium supplement.


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. A comparison of changes from baseline in 43-blood chemistry panel and a self-reported quality of life inventory in both study groups [ Time Frame: six months ]
    Study subjects in both arms of the study completed a fasting 43-blood chemistry panel and an 84-item self-reported quality of life inventory at baseline and again after participating in the study for six months. No significant differences were found in the within-group changes from baseline or between the groups on both sets of measures.


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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All subjects were required to contact the physicians to ensure they had no medical issues that would preclude their participation.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Younger the 18 years of age, and
  • Recommendations not to participate from their physicians.
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Locations
United States, Texas
Integrative Health Technologies
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78209
Sponsors and Collaborators
Integrative Health Technologies, Inc.
AlgaeCal Inc.
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Gilbert R Kaats, PhD Integrative Health Technologies
Principal Investigator: Harry G Preuss, MD Georgetown University
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Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: Gilbert R. Kaats, PhD, Integrative Health Technologies, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01114685     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: AlgaeCal 1 & 2
First Posted: May 3, 2010    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: May 3, 2010
Last Verified: April 2010

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Metabolic Diseases