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RA Denosumab on Bone Microstructure Study

NCT01770106 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2014-09-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the effects of denosumab and a current standard treatment on cortical and trabecular microarchitecture at the radius and second metacarpal in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with low bone mineral density using high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) during a 6-month open-label randomized controlled study. Forty ambulatory Chinese females, who consent to receive alendronate as standard treatment subjective to the randomization, will be enrolled in this study. Subjects will be randomized to 2 arms receiving: 1) subcutaneous injection of denosumab 60mg (Prolia®) every 6 months (n=20), or 2) oral alendronate weekly (Fosamax® once weekly 70 mg, n=20). In addition, all patients will be given a daily calcium supplement (1500mg caltrate /day) and 1 multivitamin tablet per day. Efficacy and safety assessment will be performed at baseline, month 3 and month 6. aBMD of lumbar spine, total hip and non-dominant distal radius will be measured using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and microarchitecture of bone is measured at the non-dominant distal radius and the second metacarpal bone of the non-dominant hand using HR-pQCT.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Denosumab

Subcutaneous injection of denosumab 60mg every 6 months (1 dose for study period)

DRUG

Alendronate

Alendronate 70mg once weekly

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lai-Shan Tam, MD · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-12-31
Primary Completion
2014-06-30
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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