Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module

The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.

Eligibility Module path is as follows:

Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module

Eligibility Module


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NCT ID: NCT00729651
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria: * Patient agrees to apply sunscreen and limit sunlight-exposure to 1 hour per day during the study * Patient has been diagnosed with osteoporosis * Patient has been postmenopausal for more than 6 months * Patient has no contraindication to taking oral bisphosphonates * Patient is eligible for dual energy x-ray absorptiometry in spine or hip Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with esophageal dysfunction * Patients who can not sit or stand at least 30 minutes * Patients who had a malignant disease or active systemic disease 5 years prior to participating in this trial * Patients with diseases of bone or mineral metabolism besides osteoporosis or receiving therapies which affect bone metabolism or calcium metabolism * Patients with history of major gastrointestinal disease (peptic ulcer, malabsorption, esophageal disease, gastritis, gastroduodenitis, etc.) within the last 6 months
Healthy Volunteers: False
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Study: NCT00729651
Study Brief:
Protocol Section: NCT00729651