Loop diuretics increase bone turnover and decrease BMD in osteopenic postmenopausal women: results from a randomized controlled study with bumetanide
Abstract
UNLABELLED: To study effects of loop diuretics on bone, 87 women were randomized to 1 year of treatment with bumetanide or placebo. Compared with placebo, bumetanide decreased BMD by 2% at the total hip and by 1.4% at the whole body. Levels of biochemical bone markers were lower in the placebo than in the bumetanide group. Thus, treatment with loop diuretics affects bone metabolism.
INTRODUCTION: Loop diuretics may affect bone because they increase the renal calcium excretion and alters the diurnal rhythm of plasma PTH levels. We studied the effects of 1 year of treatment with the loop diuretic bumetanide on bone metabolism.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a double-blinded design, 87 healthy postmenopausal women with osteopenia were randomized to 1-year bumetanide treatment 2 mg/day or placebo. BMD, plasma levels of calcitropic hormones, and biochemical bone markers were measured at baseline, after 1 year of treatment (week 52), and 6 months after withdrawal of treatment (week 78). Calcium (800 mg/day) and vitamin D (10 microg/day) were administered to all participants during the entire 1.5-year study period.
RESULTS: Compared with placebo, urinary calcium (+17%) and plasma PTH levels (+9%) increased significantly in response to bumetanide. After 1 year of treatment, BMD in the bumetanide compared with the placebo group was significantly decreased by 2% at the total hip and ultradistal forearm and by 1.4% at the whole body. In addition, levels of biochemical markers of bone…
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Evidence Hub reads this as a randomized trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 2 of 5 (High · randomized trial). Randomized trials of a reasonable size are the strongest single-study design. Reported size: 87 participants or records.
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