Weight Loss With Risedronate for Bone Health

Summary

This is a pilot project to determine the feasibility of recruiting, enrolling, treating, and following 24 older sleeve gastrectomy patients into a randomized controlled trial (RCT) examining the efficacy of bisphosphonate use versus placebo in the prevention of surgical weight loss associated loss of bone mass and quality.

Timeline

Start

2018-06-15

Primary completion

2020-07-22

Completion

2020-07-22

Publications

• Swafford AA, Ard JD, Beavers DP, Gearren PC, Fernandez AZ, Ford SA, Greene KA, Kammire DE, Nesbit BA, Reed KK, Weaver AA, Beavers KM. Risedronate to Prevent Bone Loss After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Study Design and Feasibility Report of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JBMR Plus. 2020 Oct 2;4(10):e10407. doi: 10.1002/jbm4.10407. eCollection 2020 Oct.

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