Treatment of Sarcopenia in Post-Hip Fracture Patients (0677-032)

NCT ID: NCT00128115

Last Updated: 2016-01-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

83 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-09-30

Study Completion Date

2007-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to demonstrate an improvement in physical functional recovery, following administration of Drug for 24 weeks, in patients who have recently experienced a hip fracture. This study will also evaluate the safety and tolerability of Drug.

This is an early phase trial and some specific protocol information is proprietary and not publicly available at this time. (Full information is available to trial participants).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Hip Fracture

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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MK0677

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient has had surgery for a unilateral hip fracture, and is considered to be partially or fully weight bearing after the surgery
* Surgical repair of the fracture has occurred no more than 4 days post hip fracture
* Prior to starting the study medication, the patient is enrolled in a rehabilitation program (as an in-patient or as an out-patient)
* Patient is judged to have been able to ambulate independently at home prior to their hip fracture (able to walk indoors in a familiar setting with little or no aid from another person)

Exclusion Criteria

* Patient has an unstable medical condition
* Patient has a hip fracture that is due to bone pathology other than osteoporosis (e.g., malignancy, or Paget's Disease), or major trauma (e.g. motor vehicle accident).
* Patient has Type I diabetes
* Patient has Type II diabetes with any of conditions;

1. Patient is currently taking more than one anti-hyperglycemic agent, or is taking a single combination anti-hyperglycemic drug containing more than one anti-hyperglycemic medication
2. Patient is currently receiving insulin. Note: A short-term course of insulin required for glycemic control post hip fracture surgery is not exclusionary
3. Patient has diabetic retinopathy
4. Patient is unwilling or unable to monitor glucose at home
* Patient has been diagnosed with any neuromuscular or neurological disease causing muscle weakness
* Patient has cancer, or had a diagnosis of any malignancy within the last 5 years, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or adequately treated in situ cervical cancer
* Patient has active carpal tunnel syndrome
* Patient was living in a nursing home prior to the hip fracture (Note: - Patients who were living in an assisted-living facility prior to the hip fracture are eligible for enrollment)
* Patient was permanently wheelchair bound prior to the hip fracture
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Locations

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Msd Sharp & Dohme Gmbh

Haar, , Germany

Site Status

MSD (Norge) AS

Drammen, , Norway

Site Status

Merck Sharp & Dohme De Espana, S.A.E.

Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Site Status

Merck Sharp & Dohme (Sweden) AB

Sollentuna, , Sweden

Site Status

Merch Sharp & Dohme Ltd.

Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Germany Norway Spain Sweden United Kingdom

References

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Adunsky A, Chandler J, Heyden N, Lutkiewicz J, Scott BB, Berd Y, Liu N, Papanicolaou DA. MK-0677 (ibutamoren mesylate) for the treatment of patients recovering from hip fracture: a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled phase IIb study. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2011 Sep-Oct;53(2):183-9. doi: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.10.004. Epub 2010 Nov 9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 21067829 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2005_028

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

0677-032

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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