Efficacy in Reducing Fractures and Safety of Zoledronic Acid in Men With Osteoporosis

NCT ID: NCT00439647

Last Updated: 2017-04-21

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1199 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-12-31

Study Completion Date

2010-10-31

Brief Summary

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This study will investigate if the drug zoledronic acid given once yearly is safe and has beneficial effects in treating osteoporosis by reducing bone loss and fractures in men with osteoporosis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Male 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

5 mg/100 ml administered via a peripheral intravenous site as a slow infusion over 15 minutes. The intravenous (i.v.) infusion was delivered via vented infusion line (to allow constant flow) and 20-22 gauge angiocatheter, and preceded and followed by a 10 ml normal saline flush of the intravenous line for a total volume infused of 120 ml once a year.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Zoledronic acid 5 mg iv

Intervention Type DRUG

Zoledronic acid 5 mg iv given once a year.

Placebo

100 ml Placebo administered via a peripheral intravenous site as a slow infusion over 15 minutes. The i.v. infusion was delivered via vented infusion line (to allow constant flow) and 20-22 gauge angiocatheter, and preceded and followed by a 10 ml normal saline flush of the intravenous line for a total volume infused of 120 ml once a year.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo intravenous (i.v.) once a year

Interventions

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Zoledronic acid 5 mg iv

Zoledronic acid 5 mg iv given once a year.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Placebo intravenous (i.v.) once a year

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Aclasta, Reclast

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

• Osteoporosis as defined by very low bone mineral density in the hip and spine or low bone mineral density in the hip combined with presence of 1-3 mild or moderate fractures of the vertebrae

Exclusion Criteria

* Low Vitamin D
* Renal insufficiency
* Previous treatment with certain anti-osteoporotic therapies (except after certain washout periods): calcitonin, bisphosphonates, parathyroid hormone (PTH), sodium fluoride, strontium ranelate,
* Previous treatment with testosterone, anabolic steroids or growth hormone
* Chronic use of systemic corticosteroids (oral or i.v.) within the last year
* History of any cancer or metastases within the last 5 years
* History of brittle bone disease, multiple myeloma, or Paget's disease, or any other metabolic bone disease, except osteoporosis
* Bilateral hip replacements
Minimum Eligible Age

50 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Novartis Argentina

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Novartis (South Africa)

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Buenos Aires, , Argentina

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Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Czechia Denmark Finland Germany Hungary Iceland Italy Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

References

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Boonen S, Reginster JY, Kaufman JM, Lippuner K, Zanchetta J, Langdahl B, Rizzoli R, Lipschitz S, Dimai HP, Witvrouw R, Eriksen E, Brixen K, Russo L, Claessens F, Papanastasiou P, Antunez O, Su G, Bucci-Rechtweg C, Hruska J, Incera E, Vanderschueren D, Orwoll E. Fracture risk and zoledronic acid therapy in men with osteoporosis. N Engl J Med. 2012 Nov 1;367(18):1714-23. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1204061.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23113482 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CZOL446M2309

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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