Comparison of Teriparatide With Alendronate for Treating Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis

February 13, 2009 updated by: Eli Lilly and Company

Comparison of the Effects of Teriparatide With Those of Alendronate Sodium on Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density in Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a condition in which the amount of bone is reduced, the bones are weak, and there is an increased risk for fractures. Glucocorticoids (such as prednisone) are prescribed to treat a large number of conditions such as arthritis and asthma. When taken for several months or longer, glucocorticoids can cause bone loss and lead to a form of osteoporosis called "glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis." This study compared the effects of teriparatide, the study drug, with alendronate, an approved drug for treating glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.

Study Overview

Status

Status

Indicates the current recruitment status or the expanded access status.
Completed

Conditions

Conditions

The disease, disorder, syndrome, illness, or injury that is being studied. On ClinicalTrials.gov, conditions may also include other health-related issues, such as lifespan, quality of life, and health risks.

Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.

Study Type

Study Type

Describes the nature of a clinical study. Study types include interventional studies (also called clinical trials), observational studies (including patient registries), and expanded access.
Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
428

Phase

Phase

The stage of a clinical trial studying a drug or biological product, based on definitions developed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The phase is based on the study's objective, the number of participants, and other characteristics. There are five phases: Early Phase 1 (formerly listed as Phase 0), Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, and Phase 4. Not Applicable is used to describe trials without FDA-defined phases, including trials of devices or behavioral interventions.
  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Austria
      • Graz, Austria
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Vienna, Austria
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
  • Belgium
      • Brussels, Belgium
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Gent, Belgium
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Leuven, Belgium
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
  • Denmark
      • Aarhus, Denmark
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
  • Norway
      • Oslo, Norway
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
  • Puerto Rico
      • Carolina, Puerto Rico
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Ponce, Puerto Rico
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
  • United States
    • California
      • Loma Linda, California, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Palo Alto, California, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
    • Colorado
      • Aurora, Colorado, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
    • North Dakota
      • Fargo, North Dakota, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
      • Jamestown, North Dakota, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
        • For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men or women age 21 years or older
  • Taking on average 5.0 mg/day prednisone or equivalent for at least 3 months prior to screening

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Taking bisphosphonates within past 6 months
  • More than 30 micrograms/day of estradiol or equivalent in past 3 months
  • History of alcoholism or drug abuse in past year
  • Pregnant women or nursing mothers

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: A
Teriparatide 20 micrograms/day injection plus oral placebo, 36 months
Drug: Teriparatide
20 micrograms/day, injection, 36 months
Other Names:
  • Forteo
  • LY333334
  • Forsteo
Drug: Placebo
Oral placebo, daily, 36 months
Drug: Placebo
Injection placebo, daily, 36 months
Active Comparator: B
Alendronate 10 mg/day oral plus injection placebo, 36 months
Drug: Placebo
Oral placebo, daily, 36 months
Drug: Placebo
Injection placebo, daily, 36 months
Drug: Alendronate Sodium
10 mg/day, oral, 36 months

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline at 18 Month Endpoint in Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density (BMD)
Time Frame: 18 month endpoint
change from baseline at endpoint in bone mineral density of the lumbar spine as assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
18 month endpoint

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change From Baseline at 18 Month Endpoint in Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density (BMD), Female Subset
Time Frame: 18 month endpoint
change from baseline at endpoint in bone mineral density of the lumbar spine as assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
18 month endpoint
Time Course of Change From Baseline in Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density (BMD), Women and Men Combined
Time Frame: 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 36 months
change from baseline in bone mineral density of the lumbar spine as assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 36 months
Time Course of Change From Baseline in Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density (BMD), Female Subset
Time Frame: 3, 6, 12, and 18 months
change from baseline in bone mineral density of the lumbar spine as assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
3, 6, 12, and 18 months
Change From Baseline in Lumbar Spine Bone Mineral Density (BMD), Women and Men Combined
Time Frame: 24 and 36 months and Endpoint at 36 months
change from baseline in bone mineral density of the lumbar spine as assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
24 and 36 months and Endpoint at 36 months
Change From Baseline in Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density (BMD), Women and Men Combined
Time Frame: 18, 24, 36 months, and 18 and 36 month endpoints
change from baseline in bone mineral density of the femoral neck as assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
18, 24, 36 months, and 18 and 36 month endpoints
Change From Baseline in Total Hip Bone Mineral Density (BMD), Women and Men Combined
Time Frame: 18, 24, 36 months, and 18 and 36 month endpoints
change from baseline in bone mineral density of the total hip as assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
18, 24, 36 months, and 18 and 36 month endpoints
Time Course of Change From Baseline in Femoral Neck Bone Mineral Density (BMD), Women and Men Combined
Time Frame: 12, 18, 24, and 36 months
change from baseline in bone mineral density of the femoral neck as assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
12, 18, 24, and 36 months
Time Course of Change From Baseline in Total Hip Bone Mineral Density (BMD), Women and Men Combined
Time Frame: 12, 18, 24, and 36 months
change from baseline in bone mineral density of the total hip as assessed by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
12, 18, 24, and 36 months
Time Course of Change From Baseline in Bone Turnover Markers in Subset of Patients - Serum N-terminal Propeptide of Type 1 Procollagen
Time Frame: 1, 6, 18, and 36 months
1, 6, 18, and 36 months
Time Course of Change From Baseline in Bone Turnover Markers in Subset of Patients - Serum C-terminal Propeptide of Type 1 Procollagen
Time Frame: 1, 6, 18, and 36 months
1, 6, 18, and 36 months
Time Course of Change From Baseline in Bone Turnover Markers in Subset of Patients - Bone-Specific Alkaline Phosphatase
Time Frame: 1, 6, 18, and 36 months
1, 6, 18, and 36 months
Time Course of Change From Baseline in Bone Turnover Markers in Subset of Patients - Serum Type 1 Collagen Degradation Fragments
Time Frame: 1, 6, 18, and 36 months
1, 6, 18, and 36 months
Time Course of Change From Baseline in Bone Turnover Markers in Subset of Patients - Osteocalcin
Time Frame: 1, 6, 18, and 36 months
1, 6, 18, and 36 months
Any Fracture, Nonvertebral Fractures, Vertebral Fractures, Clinical Vertebral Fractures, and Severity Fractures
Time Frame: 36 months
Clinical vertebral fracture was defined as a radiographically confirmed fracture that was associated with symptoms such as back pain.
36 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Eli Lilly and Company

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
November 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
July 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
January 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submitted a study record to ClinicalTrials.gov. There is typically a delay of a few days between the first submitted date and the record's availability on ClinicalTrials.gov (the first posted date).
January 13, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
January 13, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
January 14, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
March 12, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
February 13, 2009

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
February 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 6484
  • B3D-US-GHBZ

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

Cookie Settings

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. For more details carefully read our Privacy and Cookies Policy. ...>>>You can change your preferences or withdraw your consent at any time by deleting the cookies from your website or computer as described in the policy. Please accept it and choose your preferences by ticking the corresponding boxes in the "Manage Settings" section below. Please carefully read our Terms of Service before you proceed with using any part of this website.
«Manage Settings