Studies
The studies using DiCalcium Phosphate or similar substance are wide in range and scope. We've provided a list of several studies and the overall effect compared to specific drugs.
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Drug |
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Amelior |
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| Study |
Condition/Comparison |
n |
d |
n |
d |
| Goldberg et al. (1981) |
neurotic depression/antidepressant |
179 |
0.44 |
93 |
0.44 |
| Kiev & Okerson (1979) |
depression/amoxapine and imipramine |
39 |
0.44 |
22 |
0.42 |
| Rickels et al. (1981) |
depression/Amoxapine and imipramine |
75 |
1.86 |
23 |
1.45 |
| van der Velde, (1981) |
depression/Maprotiline, imipramine |
52 |
0.66 |
27 |
0.10 |
| Zung (1983) |
depression/bupropion |
57 |
0.88 |
40 |
0.95 |
| Study |
Condition/Comparison |
n |
% |
n |
% |
| Clegg (2006) |
osteoarthritis/Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate |
317 |
64.0 |
313 |
60.1 |
| Davidson (2002) |
depression/Zoloft |
109 |
24.8 |
116 |
31.9 |
| Davidson (2002) |
depression/St. John's Wort |
113 |
23.9 |
116 |
31.9 |
n= number of participants, d=Effect Size, %=percentage affected
Clegg DO and others (2006). Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and the two in combination for painful knee osteoarthritis. New England Journal of Medicine 354:795-808.
Davidson (2002). Effect of Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) in Major Depressive Disorder. Journal of the American Medical Association 287:1807-1814.
Goldberg, H. L., Rickels, K., & Finnerty, R. (1981). Treatment of neurotic depression with a new antidepressant. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 1(6): 35S-38S (Supplement).
Joffe, R. T., Singer, W., Levitt, A. J., & MacDonald, C. (1993). A placebo controlled comparison of lithium and triiodothyronine augmentation of tricyclic antidepressants in unipolar refractory depression. Archives of General Psychiatry, 50: 387-393.
Kiev, A., & Okerson, L. (1979). Comparison of the therapeutic efficacy of amoxapine with that of imipramine: A controlled clinical study in patients with depressive illness. Clinical Trials Journal, 16(3): 68-72.
Rickels, K., Case, G. W., Weberlowsky, J., et al. (1981). Amoxapine and imipramine in the treatment of depressed outpatients: A controlled study. American Journal of Psychiatry, 138(1): 20-24.
van der Velde, C. D. (1981). Maprotiline versus imipramine and placebo in neurotic depression. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 42: 138-141.
Zung, W. W. K. (1983). Review of placebo-controlled trials with bupropion. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 44(5): 104-114.
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