Comparison of Raloxifene Hydrochloride and Placebo in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis

Summary

To study the effect of long-term treatment with raloxifene, compared with placebo, on the rate of new vertebral fractures in osteoporotic postmenopausal women with and without existing vertebral fractures.

Timeline

Start

1994-11

Primary completion

1999-09

Completion

1999-09

Publications

• Melamed ML, Blackwell T, Neugarten J, Arnsten JH, Ensrud KE, Ishani A, Cummings SR, Silbiger SR. Raloxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator, is renoprotective: a post-hoc analysis. Kidney Int. 2011 Jan;79(2):241-9. doi: 10.1038/ki.2010.378. Epub 2010 Oct 6.

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