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OsteoporosisNCT01564238

Effect of Sodium Intake on Calcium Retention in Girls

A study testing Low Na diet (1.3 g/d) and High sodium diet (3.8 g/d) in people with Osteoporosis, run by Purdue University at 1 site in United States.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Optimal calcium retention is important for building bone mass within the genetic potential, a key to reducing risk of osteoporosis later in life. Calcium retention is high during the rapid growth period. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 11 to 15 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Osteoporosis
What is being tested?
Low Na diet (1.3 g/d) and High sodium diet (3.8 g/d)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
67 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 1999to Aug 2000
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 11 to 15 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • White or black race (both parents and grandparents had to be white or black to be eligible in the study).

Who cannot join

  • < 11 or > 15 years
  • body mass index (BMI) of < 15th or > 85th percentile for age
  • history of amenorrhea, pregnancy or abortion, eating disorders, oral contraceptive or tobacco use.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Purdue University

    West Lafayette, Indiana, 47906

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About this study

Official title: Effect of Sodium Intake on Calcium Retention in Black and White Adolescent Girls.

Optimal calcium retention is important for building bone mass within the genetic potential, a key to reducing risk of osteoporosis later in life. Calcium retention is high during the rapid growth period. The investigators know that urinary calcium is affected by sodium intake but the investigators do not know the effects of sodium intake during the growth spurt or the differences in calcium retention between blacks and whites. Our hypothesis was that a high dietary sodium increases the calcium intakes required for optimal calcium retention in both black and white adolescent girls. The investigators tested calcium retention while girls consumed a low and high sodium diet during three week periods. The subjects were housed in a Purdue fraternity house during the summer and they were supervised at all times by trained staff. During the summer of 1999, subjects consumed diets with 2 levels of dietary Na+ with a fixed diet low in calcium. On the next summer, they switched to a high calcium diet. Subjects collected fecal and urine daily for 20 days. Other measurements included daily body weight, blood pressure every other day, blood sample at the end of each session. Baseline measures included bone mass, self-assessment of pubertal development, a physical examination and diet history.

Read the detailed description

Optimal calcium retention is a prerequisite for building maximal peak bone mass within the genetic potential, a key to reducing risk of osteoporosis later in life. The investigators have determined that maximal calcium retention averages 423 mg/day during the period of rapid skeletal accretion in white girls at a mean dietary calcium intake of 1300 mg/d. Urinary calcium explains more than 50% of the variance in calcium retention. However, urinary sodium (i.e. sodium intake)is a major determinant of urinary calcium excretion and the effect of sodium intake on maximal calcium retention is not known. Nor is its effect known in black adolescents who have higher bone density and lower calcium excretion than white adolescents.

The primary aim was to test the hypothesis that high dietary sodium increases the calcium intakes required for optimal calcium retention in both black and white adolescent girls. Calcium retention was measured at two levels of dietary sodium in a randomized crossover design on one of two levels of dietary calcium intake in black and white adolescent girls during three week metabolic periods. The investigators hypothesized that the mechanisms which regulate sodium reabsorption in the renal tubules also regulate calcium retention. Increased incidence of hypertension in blacks compared to whites has been attributed to increased sodium retention. Sodium intake induced changes in calcium and sodium retention in both races were related to changes in sodium handling (plasma renin activity, serum aldosterone, and salt sensitivity) and calcium regulating hormones, biomarkers of bone turnover and bone mass.

The subjects were resident in a Purdue fraternity house, which was transformed during the summer into a metabolic unit. Subjects were supervised at all times by trained staff. The balance study was divided into 2 sessions of 3 weeks each during the summer of 1999 and 2000, with 2 levels of dietary Na+ during each summer. During the summer of 1999 subjects consumed a low calcium diet while in the summer of 2000 subjects consumed a high calcium diet. The Na+ intake periods were separated by a 2-week period, in which subjects were free to consume self-selected diets. Subjects collected fecal and urine daily for 20 days. Other measurements included daily body weight, blood pressure every other day, blood sample at the end of each session. Baseline measures included bone mass, self-assessment of pubertal development, a physical examination and diet history.

Conditions
Osteoporosis
Being tested
Low Na diet (1.3 g/d), High sodium diet (3.8 g/d)
Keywords
calcium retention, sodium retention
Medical subject headings
Osteoporosis, Hypernatremia

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Low Na diet (1.3 g/d)Other

    Also called low sodium, sodium calcium

    20 day controlled feeding study (live in) providing 1.3 grams per day of sodium.

  • High sodium diet (3.8 g/d)Other

    Also called high sodium, sodium calcium

    20 day controlled feeding study (live in) providing 3.8 grams per day of sodium.

Study groups in NCT01564238
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
High calcium diets (1300 mg or higher)ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Other: Low Na diet (1.3 g/d); Other: High sodium diet (3.8 g/d)
Low calcium diet (800 mg/d)ExperimentalNot described
Receives: Other: Low Na diet (1.3 g/d); Other: High sodium diet (3.8 g/d)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in calcium retention(mg/d)due to high (4g/d) and low (1g/d) sodium intake.

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Potassium retention in the black and white adolescent subjects

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks

  2. Racial differences on the effects of high and low sodium intake levels on calcium intake requirements and calcium retention in adolescent girls

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks

  3. Magnesium retention in the black and white adolescent subjects

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted27 Mar 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 1999
  3. Primary completionAug 2000
  4. Study completionAug 2000

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
67 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01564238
Sponsor's protocol ID
Camp Calcium 5-6
Status last verified
May 2018
First submitted
2 Feb 2012
Last updated
9 May 2018
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Palacios C, Wigertz K, Martin BR, Braun M, Pratt JH, Peacock M, Weaver CM. Racial differences in potassium homeostasis in response to differences in dietary sodium in girls. Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Mar;91(3):597-603. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28400. Epub 2009 Dec 9.

    PubMed 20007307
  • Thierry-Palmer M, Henderson VM, Hammali RE, Cephas S, Palacios C, Martin BR, Weaver CM. Black and white female adolescents lose vitamin D metabolites into urine. Am J Med Sci. 2008 Apr;335(4):278-83. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31815768db.

    PubMed 18414066
  • Braun M, Palacios C, Wigertz K, Jackman LA, Bryant RJ, McCabe LD, Martin BR, McCabe GP, Peacock M, Weaver CM. Racial differences in skeletal calcium retention in adolescent girls with varied controlled calcium intakes. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Jun;85(6):1657-63. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/85.6.1657.

    PubMed 17556706
  • Wigertz K, Palacios C, Jackman LA, Martin BR, McCabe LD, McCabe GP, Peacock M, Pratt JH, Weaver CM. Racial differences in calcium retention in response to dietary salt in adolescent girls. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Apr;81(4):845-50. doi: 10.1093/ajcn/81.4.845.

    PubMed 15817862
  • Palacios C, Wigertz K, Martin BR, Jackman L, Pratt JH, Peacock M, McCabe G, Weaver CM. Sodium retention in black and white female adolescents in response to salt intake. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Apr;89(4):1858-63. doi: 10.1210/jc.2003-031446.

    PubMed 15070956
  • Palacios C, Wigertz K, Braun M, Martin BR, McCabe GP, McCabe L, Pratt JH, Peacock M, Weaver CM. Magnesium retention from metabolic-balance studies in female adolescents: impact of race, dietary salt, and calcium. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 May;97(5):1014-9. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.039867. Epub 2013 Apr 3.

    PubMed 23553157

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Low Na diet (1.3 g/d) and High sodium diet (3.8 g/d) in people with Osteoporosis, run by Purdue University at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 May 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in calcium retention(mg/d)due to high (4g/d) and low (1g/d) sodium intake. (time frame: Up to 12 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01564238, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 May 2018.

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