Efficacy and Safety of Salmon Calcitonin Nasal Spray in Improving Muscle Strength and Reducing Pain After Forearm Fracture in Postmenopausal Women

November 29, 2006 updated by: Novartis
Calcitonin has been used for many years for treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, and it has been shown that calcitonin reduces pain after spine and hip fracture in women with osteoporosis. Therefore, this study assesses the safety and efficacy of salmon calcitonin nasal spray on muscle strength after a forearm fracture, pain, quality of life and fracture healing in postmenopausal women.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

300

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

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

Ages Eligible for Study

60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Post-menopausal women, aged at least 60 years old
  • Having a forearm fracture within the last 3-7 days before treatment
  • Fracture is treated with either a plaster cast only, or a cast plus Kirschner wires

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Multiple fractures, severe fractures, or the forearm fractured in more than one place
  • Nerve damage in the forearm caused by the fracture
  • Other conditions which would interfere with the grip strength measurements (e.g. swelling, paralysis, skin diseases or rheumatoid arthritis)

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

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: Double

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Grip strength of the injured arm after 24 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Post fracture pain intensity at rest in the evenings and analgesic consumption over 24 hours at Days 1-7; weeks 2, 3 and 4; the day before cast removal; 1 to 7 days and 2, 4 and 10 weeks after cast removal; and at 24 weeks after enrolment.
Post fracture pain intensity after grip strength assessment at cast removal; at 1, 2, 4 and 10 weeks after cast removal (4-6 weeks after fracture); and at 24 weeks after enrolment.
Incidence of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type 1/reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) at cast removal; at 1, 2, 4 and 10 weeks after cast removal; and at 24 weeks after enrolment.
Grip strength in the injured arm at cast removal and at 1, 2, 4 and 10 weeks after cast removal.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Novartis

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Novartis Basel 41 61 324 1111, Novartis

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

March 1, 2002

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 13, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 13, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

October 17, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 30, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 29, 2006

Last Verified

March 1, 2006

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • CSMC051A2402

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