A Trial Evaluating the Effects of Zoledronic Acid 5 mg Infusion on Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis (PMO) Patients Between the Ages of 50 and 65 Years

March 17, 2017 updated by: Novartis Pharmaceuticals

A One Year, Local, Open Label, Multicentre Trial Evaluating the Effects of Zoledronic Acid 5 mg Infusion on BMD and Biochemical Markers of Bone in PMO Pts Between the Ages of 50 and 65 Years

This study will evaluate the effects of zoledronic acid 5 mg infusion on BMD and biochemical markers of bone in post-menopausal osteoporotic patients aged between 50-65.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

118

Phase

  • 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

      • Ankara, Turkey
        • Novartis Investigational site
      • Antalya, Turkey
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Istanbul, Turkey
        • Novartis Investigational site
      • Izmir, Turkey
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Kayseri, Turkey
        • Novartis Investigative Site
      • Konya, Turkey
        • Novartis Investigative Site

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

50 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Postmenopausal osteoporosis
  • Patients who has a low bone mineral density at hip or vertebral
  • Patients who has an osteoporotic fracture at hip or vertebra

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Hypersensitivity either to the active substance or to any of the excipients or to any biphosphonates.
  • Known metabolic bone disease excluding osteoporosis.
  • Serious systemic disorder treated with drugs interfering with bone metabolism.
  • Significant liver or renal failure
  • Pathologic fracture in the examined body area or elsewhere.
  • Previous anti-osteoporotic treatment within 12 months or less prior to the recruitment.
  • Patients with hypocalcaemia

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Zoledronic acid

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Efficacy - BMD
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Efficacy - Biochemical markers
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Safety - Rate of adverse events and serious adverse events
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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

November 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

December 16, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 28, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 28, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

May 29, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 21, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 17, 2017

Last Verified

March 1, 2017

More Information

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