Studies of drugs and other measures to prevent and treat osteoporosis
Overview
This guide aims to provide: an improved understanding of important features of osteoporosis and of wellconducted research on it; information about the laboratory and animal research that ideally underpins human (clinical) trials in osteoporosis; awareness of the sequence of laboratory, animal and human studies used to provide valid answers to research questions; background information for considering participation in a clinical trial of a drug or other measure targeted at preventing or treating osteoporosis.