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Effect of elcatonin in addition to risedronate for women with osteoporosis and back pain

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October 2015

Effect of elcatonin in addition to risedronate for women with osteoporosis and back pain

Vol: 4| Issue: 10| Number:6| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Additive effect of elcatonin to risedronate for chronic back pain and quality of life in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis: a randomized controlled trial

J Bone Miner Metab. 2015 Jul;33(4):432-9

Contributing Authors:
M Hongo N Miyakoshi Y Kasukawa Y Ishikawa Y Shimada

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45 postmenopausal women with a diagnosis of osteoporosis and chronic back pain were randomized to receive either combined therapy of risedronate and elcatonin, or risedronate therapy alone. The purpose of the study was to determine if there was an additive effect of elcatonin to risedronate therapy with respect to pain and quality of life outcomes over 6 months. Results demonstrated no between-gro...

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