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. 2000 Jan 24;2000(1):CD001983. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001983

Luengo 1994.

Methods Randomized, open parallel trial 
 Treatment 
 Sample size at entry: SCT 22; Ca 22 
 Withdrawals: SCT 5; Ca 5 
 Trial duration: 24 months
Participants Asthma, steroid dependent patients, received steroids for at least 1 year 
 Mean age: 58.9 years 
 Dose prednisone: 10 mg/d 
 Duration steroid treatment: 9.7 years 
 Women/Men: SCT 19/3; Ca 19/3 
 Prevalent fractures: SCT 4/22; Ca 4/22 
 Lumbar BMD (% predicted): SCT 88; Ca 91
Interventions Intranasal calcitonin 200 IU q 2 days versus untreated
Both groups received Calcium 1 gm/d
Outcomes Lunar DPA: lumbar spine, fractures side effects
Notes Quality score = 2 
 (R 1, B 0, W 1)