Panacea Index Logo

Command Palette

Search for a command to run...

Determination of the Combined Effects of Asian Herbal Medicine with Calcium and/or Vitamin D Supplements on Bone Mineral Density in Primary Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
July 1, 2024
Hee-Joo Park et al. (7 authors)
Journal ArticleSystematic ReviewMeta-AnalysisReviewHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to determine whether combining herbal medicine with calcium or vitamin D supplements improves bone mineral density (BMD) more effectively than supplements alone in primary osteoporosis patients.

Results Summary

The meta-analysis of 52 RCTs found that combining herbal medicine with calcium or vitamin D supplements tended to improve BMD more than supplement monotherapy, though results were limited by high heterogeneity and reporting bias among studies.

Population

Primary osteoporosis patients (1,408 men, 3,481 women).

Effective Dosage

Not specified

Duration

Not specified

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (3)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
herbal medicine plus supplements (calcium and vitamin D variants)
increase
bone mineral density (BMD)
primary osteoporosis patients
-
tendency for notable improvement
#1
herbal medicine plus supplements (calcium and vitamin D variants)
increase
bone mineral density (BMD)
primary osteoporosis patients
-
tends to be more effective in improving
#2
herbal medicine plus supplements (calcium and vitamin D variants)
increase
bone mineral density (BMD)
primary osteoporosis patients
-
compared to supplement monotherapy
#3
Abstract

UNLABELLED: Our review of 52 RCTs from 5 databases suggests a tendency for notable improvement in BMD when combining herbal medicine with supplements (calcium and vitamin D variants) compared to supplement monotherapy in primary osteoporosis. However, caution is needed in interpreting results due to substantial heterogeneity among included studies. PURPOSE: To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether herbal medicine (HM) plus supplements such as calcium (Ca) or vitamin D (Vit.D) improves bone mineral density (BMD) compared to supplements alone in primary osteoporosis (OP) patients. METHODS: We searched 5 databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) using HMs with supplements (Ca or Vit.D variants) as interventions for primary OP patients published until August 31, 2022. Meta-analysis using BMD score as the primary outcome was performed using RevMan 5.4 version. Risk of bias in the included studies was assessed useing RoB 2.0 tool. RESULTS: In total, 52 RCTs involving 4,889 participants (1,408 men, 3,481 women) were included, with average BMD scores of 0.690 ± 0.095 g/cm CONCLUSION: Our data suggest that combining of HM and supplements tends to be more effective in improving BMD in primary OP than supplements alone. However, caution is needed in interpretation due to the reporting bias and high heterogeneity among studies, and well-designed RCTs are required in the future.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
HumansBone DensityVitamin DDietary SupplementsOsteoporosisBone Density Conservation AgentsCalciumRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicDrugs, Chinese HerbalDrug Therapy, Combination
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy75/10
Quality80/10
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
Weight Score2.43
Normalized Score0.66
Related Supplements
Determination of the Combined Effects of Asian Herbal Medici... | Panacea Index