Status:

COMPLETED

Radiological Biological Genetic and Micro-architectural Bone Determinants of Fractures in Men With Low Bone Mineral Density

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Collaborating Sponsors:

Ministry of Health, France

Conditions:

Osteoporosis

Eligibility:

MALE

40-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Rational: Osteoporosis in men is responsible for one third of fragility fractures. However the definition and especially the determinants of fracture in humans are less well known than in women. Prim...

Detailed Description

Statistical Analysis: Relationship between computed scan parameters at different sites, bone micro-architectural parameters (peripheral scan), biological parameters, genetic markers and the occurrence...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Subject of masculine gender
  • Aged ≥ 40 years and ≤ 70 years
  • Subject with Z-score \< -2 at least one of 3 sites
  • one of 3 sites (wrists, lumbar spine (defined on at least 2 continuous evaluable vertebrae between L1-L4) and femoral neck) discovered incidentally or not
  • Subject who have signed the informed consent form
  • The inclusion densitometry examination, less than 6 months old, will be performed on a Lunar or Hologic system. The reference data are the French reference data included in the Lunar system and TK in the Hologic system).
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Patient or control subject with no affiliation at health national system (beneficiary or co-beneficiary)
  • Subject who received any corticoid treatment more than 3 months along
  • Subject with any known seropositivity for HIV
  • Subject with a chronic inflammation disease (rheumatoid polyarthritis, ankylosing spondylarthritis, inflammatory bowel)
  • Subject with secondary osteoporosis documented by clinical and biological examinations (serum calcium, serum phosphate, serum phosphatase alkaline, gamma GT, testosterone) in order to eliminate any chronic alcoholism, alcoholic cirrhosis, hypogonadism, osteomalacia, hemochromatosis, hyperthyroidism, primitive hyperparathyroidism, hypercorticism
  • Subject who received treatment with bisphosphonates intravenously
  • Subject who received a treatment with bisphosphonates (Actonel® or Fosamax®) for at least 5 years and stopped since less than 2 years
  • Subject who received a treatment with bisphosphonates for at least 3 years and stopped since less than 1 year
  • Subject who received a treatment with bisphosphonates during the 6 months before inclusion

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2010

    Estimated Enrollment :

    79 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01250314

    Start Date

    February 1 2008

    End Date

    December 1 2010

    Last Update

    July 3 2012

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    Fédération de Rhumatologie - Hôpital LARIBOISIERE

    Paris, France, 75010