Bess Dawson-Hughes
Tufts University · Tufts Medical Center · Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University
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Registry trials as an overall official
10
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NIH grants tied to them
8
1 more share only the name and are not shown
Trial papers
100
PubMed author-name match
Trials
Studies that name Bess Dawson-Hughes as principal investigator, study chair or study director, newest first. Live from ClinicalTrials.gov, fetched 2026-11-12 07:49 UTC. Open this list on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Ph1NCT04021706 · Effect of a Ghrelin Receptor Agonist on Muscle and BoneTufts University · completed · Sarcopenia, Osteopenia · principal investigator
- N/ANCT02293187 · Impact of Vitamin D on 25-hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Physical FunctionTufts University · completed · Vitamin D Deficiency, Sarcopenia · principal investigator
- N/ANCT01508845 · A Pilot Study of the Effect of Dietary Fat Type and Amount on Vitamin D3 AbsorptionTufts University · completed · Vitamin D Deficiency · principal investigator
- Ph2NCT01475214 · Musculoskeletal Effects of BicarbonateTufts University · completed · Muscle Loss, Fractures, Osteoporosis, Age Related · principal investigator
- Ph1NCT01268176 · The Effect of a Meal on Vitamin D AbsorptionTufts University · completed · Vitamin D Deficiency · principal investigator
- N/ANCT00986596 · A Pilot Study of the Impact of Vitamin D3 on Muscle Performance in Elderly WomenTufts University · completed · Sarcopenia, Falls · principal investigator
- N/ANCT00730184 · Does Potassium Bicarbonate Improve the Effect of Dietary Protein on Bone and Muscle?Tufts University · completed · Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia · principal investigator
- N/ANCT00357214 · Effect of Potassium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Bone and Muscle in Older AdultsTufts University · completed · Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia · principal investigator
- Ph3NCT00357643 · Effect of Calcium and Vitamin D on Bone Loss From the HipTufts University · completed · Osteoporosis · principal investigator
- N/ANCT00336739 · The Effect of Cinacalcet on Gastric Acid Output in Healthy SubjectsTufts University · completed · Healthy · principal investigator
Grants
NIH projects from RePORTER, fetched 2026-11-12 07:49 UTC. A project is listed only when its grant number is on one of the trials above, or when the awardee institution matches an affiliation the registry gives for this name. 1 other NIH projects list an investigator with the same name at a different institution and are left out. Coverage is US federal funding only; UK and EU funders are not searched yet.
- Effect of a ghrelin receptor agonist on muscle and boneR21AR074138 · NIAMS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · fiscal years 2019 to 2022 · $131,551 awarded in 2022Grant number is on one of their registry trials
- Bone material strength in normoglycemic and hyperglycemic adultsR21AR069922 · NIAMS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · fiscal years 2016 to 2017 · $137,343 awarded in 2017Same name and institution; not confirmed by an ID
- Musculoskeletal benefits of bicarbonate in older adults - a dose-finding trialR01AR060261 · NIAMS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · fiscal years 2011 to 2014 · $309,713 awarded in 2014Grant number is on one of their registry trials
- EFFECT OF POTASSIUM BICARBONATE ON BONE AND MUSCLER01AR052322 · NIAMS · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · fiscal years 2006 to 2008 · $330,770 awarded in 2008Grant number is on one of their registry trials
- EFFECT OF CALCIUM & VITAMIN D ON BONE LOSS FROM HIP--ROLE OF INTERLEUKIN 6M01RR000054 · NCRR · TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER · fiscal years 1999 to 2000 · $42,739 awarded in 2000Same name and institution; not confirmed by an ID
- CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D EFFECTS ON BONE LOSSU01AG010353 · NIA · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · fiscal years 1991 to 1998 · $137,189 awarded in 1998Same name and institution; not confirmed by an ID
- EFFECT OF AGE AND DIETARY CALCIUM ON CALCIUM ABSORPTIONR03AG005821 · NIA · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · fiscal years 1985 · $26,250 awarded in 1985Same name and institution; not confirmed by an ID
- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ON UTILIZATION OF DIETARY CALCIUMR03AG005526 · NIA · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · fiscal years 1985 · $27,600 awarded in 1985Same name and institution; not confirmed by an ID
Most cited trial papers
Clinical-trial papers with this author name, ranked by citations from NIH iCite, fetched 2026-11-12 07:49 UTC. The ranking covers the 200 most relevant of 100 PubMed records, and a shared surname and initials can bring in a namesake. All 100 on PubMed
- Effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on bone density in men and women 65 years of age or older.N Engl J Med · 19971,510 citationsRCR 52.7
- A controlled trial of the effect of calcium supplementation on bone density in postmenopausal women.N Engl J Med · 1990731 citationsRCR 32.9
- Vitamin D Supplementation and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes.N Engl J Med · 2019486 citationsRCR 25.9
- The effects of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on blood glucose and markers of inflammation in nondiabetic adults.Diabetes Care · 2007461 citationsRCR 13.9
- Monthly High-Dose Vitamin D Treatment for the Prevention of Functional Decline: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA Intern Med · 2016371 citationsRCR 17.8
- Effect of vitamin D supplementation on wintertime and overall bone loss in healthy postmenopausal women.Ann Intern Med · 1991364 citationsRCR 15.5
- 323 citationsRCR 11.1
- 300 citationsRCR 18.6
- Comparative performance of current definitions of sarcopenia against the prospective incidence of falls among community-dwelling seniors age 65 and older.Osteoporos Int · 2015245 citationsRCR 11.1
- Vitamin D receptor alleles and rates of bone loss: influences of years since menopause and calcium intake.J Bone Miner Res · 1995218 citationsRCR 7.2