Intra-venous Zoledronic Acid Once Yearly

NCT ID: NCT00984893

Last Updated: 2016-03-04

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1551 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-11-30

Study Completion Date

2014-04-30

Brief Summary

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The study will assess the real life effectiveness of zoledronic acid in the management of patients with osteoporosis over 4 years of treatment. Zoledronic acid will be compared to oral bisphosphonates (OBP) with respect to the change in Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and incidence of fractures.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Zoledronic acid

zoledronic acid

Intervention Type DRUG

Oral Bisphosphonates

Any oral bisphosphonates marketed in Canada

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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zoledronic acid

Intervention Type DRUG

Any oral bisphosphonates marketed in Canada

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patient is an ambulatory female 45 years of age or older
* Postmenopausal women with diagnosis of osteoporosis
* Prescription of zoledronic acid or any OBP as per the current Canadian monograph
* Must provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Any prior use of iv bisphosphonates within the last 2 years
* Known secondary osteoporosis of any aetiology (hypogonadism in premenopausal women or premature menopause, malabsorption, chronic liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease)
* Metabolic bone diseases such as primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, Paget's disease of bone, Fibrous dysplasia..
* Non-corrected hypocalcaemia at the time of zoledronic acid infusion
* Creatinine clearance \< or = 30 ml/min
* Unwillingness or inability to comply with the study requirements
* Concurrent participation in a clinical trial of an investigational drug, or within the last 30 days
Minimum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

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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Marc Vaillancourt

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada

Locations

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Groupe de recherche en rhumatologie et maladies osseuses Inc

Québec, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Other Identifiers

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CZOL446HCA10

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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