A Study to Evaluate Denosumab in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

NCT ID: NCT00089791

Last Updated: 2022-11-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

7808 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-08-01

Study Completion Date

2008-06-17

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of denosumab in treating women with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Osteoporosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Placebo

Placebo administered subcutaneously once every 6 months for 3 years.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo administered by subcutaneous injection

Denosumab 60 mg Q6M

Denosumab 60 mg administered subcutaneously once every 6 months (Q6M) for 3 years.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Denosumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Denosumab 60 mg administered by subcutaneous injection

Interventions

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placebo

Placebo administered by subcutaneous injection

Intervention Type DRUG

Denosumab

Denosumab 60 mg administered by subcutaneous injection

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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AMG 162 Prolia®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women who are 60 to 90 years of age may be eligible to participate
* Bone mineral density (BMD) T-Score at hip or spine must be less than -2.5

Exclusion Criteria

* BMD T-Score at the hip or the spine of less than -4.0
* Patients with any severe or more than two moderate vertebral fractures on spinal x-ray at entry
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Amgen

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Amgen

References

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Other Identifiers

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20030216

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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