RANKL Inhibition to Combat Sarcopenia in Hip Fracture Patients

NCT ID: NCT07056478

Last Updated: 2025-07-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

130 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-01-01

Study Completion Date

2030-01-01

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to conduct a pragmatic, randomized, double-blind, active-controlled trial to assess the efficacy of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kB ligand (RANKL) inhibition in the treatment of sarcopenia in hip fractures.

Detailed Description

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Objectives

1. To investigate the effect of RANKL inhibition in treating sarcopenia in hip fracture patients in terms of physical performance and quality of life.
2. To investigate the effect of RANKL inhibition in treating sarcopenia in hip fracture patients in terms of appendicular skeletal muscle mass and muscle strength.
3. To investigate the efficacy of RANKL inhibition in treating sarcopenia in hip fracture patients in terms of falls, hospital re-admissions, re-fractures, and mortality.

Conditions

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Sarcopenia in Elderly

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Denosumab group

60mg subcutaneous Denosumab (1mL solution) every 6 months and intravenous placebo (100mL normal saline) once yearly

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Denosumab (Prolia)

Intervention Type DRUG

60mg subcutaneous Denosumab (1mL solution) every 6 months and intravenous placebo (100mL normal saline) once yearly

Zolendronic acid group

5mg intravenous Zoledronic Acid (100mL solution) once yearly and subcutaneous placebo (1mL normal saline) every 6 months

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Zoledronic acide (Aclasta)

Intervention Type DRUG

5mg intravenous Zoledronic Acid (100mL solution) once yearly and subcutaneous placebo (1mL normal saline) every 6 months

Interventions

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Denosumab (Prolia)

60mg subcutaneous Denosumab (1mL solution) every 6 months and intravenous placebo (100mL normal saline) once yearly

Intervention Type DRUG

Zoledronic acide (Aclasta)

5mg intravenous Zoledronic Acid (100mL solution) once yearly and subcutaneous placebo (1mL normal saline) every 6 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Elderly aged 65 years or older
* Diagnosed with sarcopenia following AWGS guidelines - low appendicular skeletal muscle mass measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (Cutoff: Male \<7.0kg/m2, and female \<5.4kg/m2) AND low handgrip strength (Cutoff: Male \< 28kg, Female \<18 kg) OR low physical performance (6-metre walk, cutoff: \<1.0m/s or 5-time chair stand test \>=12s)
* Diagnosed with a hip fracture from low-energy mechanism (e.g., falling from standing height) requiring an operation
* Willing and able to comply with study protocol including follow-up evaluations.

Exclusion Criteria

* open fracture
* multiple fractures
* pathological fractures e.g., tumour, infection, etc.
* history of medication or disease affecting bone metabolism e.g., hypo/hyperthyroidism
* malignancy
* chairbound or bedbound (unable to perform assessments)
* serious cognitive problems e.g., severe dementia (unable to agree for consent) - renal impairment with glomerular filtration rate \<30 mL/min
* prior anti-osteoporotic medication e.g. bisphosphonates, denosumab, etc.
* active infection,
* severe malnutrition i.e. Mini Nutritional Assessment \< 17 points
* serious neurological or neuromuscular conditions e.g. Parkinson's disease
* uncontrolled chronic conditions e.g. poorly controlled diabetes mellitis
* not anaesthetically fit for operation or conservative management
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ronald Man Yeung WONG

Clinical Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Ronald Man Yeung Wong

Role: CONTACT

852 3505 1654

Facility Contacts

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Ronald Man Yeung Wong

Role: primary

852 3505 1654

Other Identifiers

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2023.401

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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