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The study will be conducted to assess the depressive symptoms and related markers in the postmenopausal female after anti-osteoporosis treatment.
Fracture is one of the important complications in female. Osteoporosis should be treated in postmenopausal female due to high risk of fracture. Recently, there have been many classes of medications developed for preventing bone loss. Raloxifene, an oral form of anti-osteoporosis medication, has been reported to improved central nervous disorders. Therefore, this study is designed to assess the depressive symptoms and related markers in the postmenopausal female after anti-osteoporosis treatment.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raloxifene group | Experimental | Raloxifene treatment |
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| Comparator group | Active Comparator | Alendronate treatment |
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| Control group | No Intervention | To refuse anti-osteoporosis treatment |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raloxifene | Drug | Raloxifene tratment more than 4 weeks |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Brain-derived neurotrophic factor | Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Levels | 3 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Brain-derived neurotrophic factor | Serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Levels | 1 year |
| Vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 | Serum vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) levels |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I-Te Lee, MD, PhD | Contact | +886-4-23741300 | itlee@vghtc.gov.tw | |
| I-Te Lee, MD, PhD | Contact | itlee@vghtc.gov.tw |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| outpatient clinic of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism in Taichung Veterans General Hospital | Recruiting | Taichung | 407 | Taiwan |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D003866 | Depressive Disorder |
| D010024 | Osteoporosis |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D019964 | Mood Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D001851 | Bone Diseases, Metabolic |
| D001847 | Bone Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020849 | Raloxifene Hydrochloride |
| D019386 | Alendronate |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013629 | Tamoxifen |
| D013267 | Stilbenes |
| D001597 | Benzylidene Compounds |
| D001555 | Benzene Derivatives |
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| Alendronate | Drug | Alendronic acid 70mg with Colecalciferol 70mcg |
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| 3 months |
| Orexin-A | Serum Orexin-A levels | 3 months |
| Body components | Fat tissue ratio | 3 months |
| Zung self-rating depression scale | Questionnaire for depressive symptoms | 3 months |
| 5-Item Geriatric Depression Scale | Questionnaire for Cognitive assessment | 3 months |
| The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) | Questionnaire for Cognitive assessment | 3 months |
| The Barthel index | Questionnaire for Cognitive assessment | 3 months |
| Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) | Questionnaire for Cognitive assessment | 3 months |
| ankle-brachial index | Peripheral artery disease assessment | 3 months |
| Taichung Veterans General Hospital | Recruiting | Taichung | 407 | Taiwan |
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| D009140 |
| Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D008659 | Metabolic Diseases |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
| D006841 |
| Hydrocarbons, Aromatic |
| D006844 | Hydrocarbons, Cyclic |
| D006838 | Hydrocarbons |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D004164 | Diphosphonates |
| D063065 | Organophosphonates |
| D009943 | Organophosphorus Compounds |