Status:

TERMINATED

Effect of Vitamin K Supplementation on Circulating Levels of Osteocalcin on the Bone Metabolism and Aging

Lead Sponsor:

University of Milano Bicocca

Conditions:

Bone Metabolism Disorder

Aging Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

65+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is an interventional study on nutraceuticals. It is a randomized controlled, open-label, prospective, single-center study that involves the enrollment of 82 patients with osteoporosis and 41 subj...

Detailed Description

Background: OC, also known as bone-Gla-protein (BGP), is the main non-collagen protein of the extracellular matrix in mineralized tissues. It is synthesized by osteoblasts, odontoblasts, and hypertro...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • Inclusion criteria for the group "Patients with osteoporosis":
  • Age ≥ 65 years
  • Serum levels of 25OHD\> 30 ng / ml (as per clinical practice)
  • Adequate calcium intake (assessed by questionnaire)
  • Diagnosis of severe primary osteoporosis
  • Criteria for the prescription and reimbursement of treatment with Teriparatide 20 microg / day subcutaneous according to the Italian Agency of Pharma (AIFA) 79
  • Patient suitable for treatment with MK-7
  • Informed consent freely acquired before the person was enrolled
  • Inclusion criteria for the group "subjects without osteoporosis":
  • Age ≥ 65 years
  • Serum levels of 25OHD\> 30 ng / ml (as per clinical practice)
  • Adequate calcium intake (assessed by questionnaire).
  • Informed consent freely acquired before the person was enrolled
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Exclusion criteria for the group of "Patients with osteoporosis":
  • causes of secondary osteoporosis: current glucocorticoid therapy, active and uncontrolled rheumatic diseases, endogenous hypercortisolism, uncontrolled hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism (except known hypothyroidism well compensated with L-thyroxine), chronic renal failure (IRC) with glomerular filtration rate (GFR) \<30 ml / min, multiple myeloma, liver failure (chronic liver disease of CHILD class B and C), heart failure (New York Heart Association, also said NHYA) NHYA\> 2, active neoplasms, type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • ongoing therapies: glucocorticoids, antiepileptics, aromatase inhibitors and similar gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH, contraindicated for teriparatide).
  • Exclusion criteria for the group "subjects without osteoporosis":
  • ongoing therapies: glucocorticoids, antiepileptics, diphosphonates, teriparatide, denosumab, statins, oral or injective hypoglycemic agents, aromatase inhibitors, similar GnRH or other oncological therapies
  • diagnosis of osteoporosis (according to World Health Organization, WHO) T-score \<-2.5 standard deviation (SD), at any site evaluated with ''Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry'' (DXA)
  • diagnosis of sarcopenia (according to ''Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass'', ASMMI) ASMMI \<7.59 kg / m2 for males and 5.47 kg / m2 for females evaluated with DXA
  • diagnosis of IRC with estimated GFR \<30 ml / minute, liver failure (chronic liver disease of CHILD class B and C), heart failure with NHYA\> 2 , active neoplasms, endocrinopathies (except known hypothyroidism well compensated with L-thyroxine ), type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 24 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    July 4 2024

    Estimated Enrollment :

    99 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04669782

    Start Date

    November 24 2020

    End Date

    July 4 2024

    Last Update

    July 29 2025

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    Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi IRCCS

    Milan, Italy