Status:

COMPLETED

A Study of Monthly Risedronate for Osteoporosis

Lead Sponsor:

Warner Chilcott

Collaborating Sponsors:

Sanofi

Conditions:

Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Eligibility:

FEMALE

50+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this trial is to study the efficacy of a single-dose monthly dosing regimen as compared to the standard daily dosing regimen of risedronate 5 mg daily.

Detailed Description

The comparator arms of this risedronate study are 150 mg monthly and 5 mg daily.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Female: 50 years of age or older
  • \>5 years since last menses natural or surgical
  • have lumbar spine BMD (bone mineral density) more that 2.5 standard deviations (SD) below the young adult mean, or have 1-spine BMD more than 2.0 SD below the young adult female mean value and also have at least one prevalent vertebral body fracture

Exclusion

  • history of uncontrolled hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, osteomalacia
  • BMI (body mass index) \>32 kg/m\^2
  • use of medications within 3 months of starting study drug that impact bone metabolism such as glucocorticoids, estrogens, calcitonin, calcitriol, other bisphosphonates and parathyroid hormone
  • hypocalcemia or hypercalcemia of any cause
  • markedly abnormal clinical laboratory measurements that are assessed as clinically significant by the investigator

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

1294 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00247273

Start Date

October 1 2005

End Date

April 1 2008

Last Update

April 22 2013

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Lakewood, Colorado, United States, 80227

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Gainesville, Georgia, United States, 30501

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Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20817

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Omaha, Nebraska, United States, 068131