Double-blind Extension of HORIZON Pivotal Fracture Trial (Zoledronic Acid in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis)

NCT ID: NCT00145327

Last Updated: 2011-06-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

2456 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-05-31

Study Completion Date

2009-11-30

Brief Summary

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This extension study is designed to assess the long term safety and efficacy of zoledronic acid in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who have participated in the CZOL446H2301 (NCT00049829): HORIZON Pivotal Fracture Trial. This extension study began after the 3-year core study ended. Baseline is the same as Year 3.

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

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Zoledronic Acid 6

Patients who received Zoledronic acid for 3 years in the core study (CZOL446H2301; NCT00049829) received a single intravenous infusion of 5 mg Zoledronic acid once a year for 3 years (at Months 36, 48 and 60) in this extension study for a total of 6 years of treatment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Zoledronic Acid

Intervention Type DRUG

Zoledronic Acid 5 mg in 100 mL physiologic 0.9% normal saline for intravenous infusion.

Zoledronic Acid 3 Placebo 3

Patients who were treated with Zoledronic acid for 3 years in the core study received a single intravenous matching Placebo infusion once a year for 3 years in this extension study.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

100 mL physiologic 0.9% normal saline for intravenous infusion.

Placebo 3 Zoledronic Acid 3

Patients who were treated with placebo for 3 years in the core study received 5 mg Zoledronic acid in a single intravenous infusion once a year for 3 years (at Months 36, 48 and 60) in this extension study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Zoledronic Acid

Intervention Type DRUG

Zoledronic Acid 5 mg in 100 mL physiologic 0.9% normal saline for intravenous infusion.

Interventions

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Zoledronic Acid

Zoledronic Acid 5 mg in 100 mL physiologic 0.9% normal saline for intravenous infusion.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

100 mL physiologic 0.9% normal saline for intravenous infusion.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Reclast, Aclasta Reclast, Aclasta

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who have received 3 infusions in the HORIZON-Pivotal Fracture (PFT) Study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Poor kidney, eye, or liver health
* Use of certain therapies for osteoporosis in the HORIZON-PFT study (other than the study medication)
* Abnormal calcium levels in the blood
Minimum Eligible Age

68 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

90 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Novartis

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Sponsor GmbH

Locations

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Southern Arizona VA

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Site Status

University of Arkansas for Medical Science

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Site Status

Osteoporosis Medical Center

Beverly Hills, California, United States

Site Status

Osteoporosis Prevention Center

San Diego, California, United States

Site Status

Diablo Clinical Research, Inc

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Site Status

Colorado Center for Bone Research

Lakewood, Colorado, United States

Site Status

CRIA Research

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Site Status

Radiant Research

Stuart, Florida, United States

Site Status

Comprehensive Clinical Trials, LLC

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Site Status

United Osteoporosis Centers (UOC)

Gainesville, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Northwestern University Center for Clinical Research

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

School of Medicine

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Medical Specialist Clinical Research Center

Munster, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Heartland Research Associates, LLC

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Site Status

Maine Center for Osteoporosis Research and Education

Bangor, Maine, United States

Site Status

Osteoporosis Clinical Trial Center

Hagerstown, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Clinical Pharmacology Study Groups

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Washington University Center for Clinical Studies

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

New Mexico Clinical Research and Osteoporosis Center Inc

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Site Status

Winthrop U Hospital

Mineola, New York, United States

Site Status

Odyssey Research Services/CCRC Internal Medical

Fargo, North Dakota, United States

Site Status

University of Cincinnati Bone Health and Osteoporosis Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Radiant Research

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Rhode Island Hospital, Endocrinology Clinical Research Unit

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Site Status

University of Tennessee Health Science

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

VA Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Puget Sound Osteoporosis Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Novartis

Nuremberg, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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United States Germany

References

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Eastell R, Boonen S, Cosman F, Reid IR, Palermo L, Cummings SR, Black DM. Relationship between pretreatment rate of bone loss and bone density response to once-yearly ZOL: HORIZON-PFT extension study. J Bone Miner Res. 2015 Mar;30(3):570-4. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2361.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25214069 (View on PubMed)

Black DM, Reid IR, Boonen S, Bucci-Rechtweg C, Cauley JA, Cosman F, Cummings SR, Hue TF, Lippuner K, Lakatos P, Leung PC, Man Z, Martinez RL, Tan M, Ruzycky ME, Su G, Eastell R. The effect of 3 versus 6 years of zoledronic acid treatment of osteoporosis: a randomized extension to the HORIZON-Pivotal Fracture Trial (PFT). J Bone Miner Res. 2012 Feb;27(2):243-54. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.1494.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22161728 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CZOL446H2301E1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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