NCT00519857

Brief Summary

Tibolone 1.25 mg is an effective treatment for the prevention of osteoporosis and is expected to be effective in preventing fractures in osteoporotic women. Tibolone could be more acceptable for long-term use, in particular since it does not induce a regular withdrawal bleed. The objective of this trial is to compare placebo and tibolone, a steroid with tissue specific activity, in the prevention of spinal fractures in women meeting the WHO criteria for osteoporosis or who have asymptomatic vertebral fractures.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
4,534

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2001

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2001

Completed
5.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2006

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2006

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 21, 2007

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 23, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

February 3, 2022

Status Verified

February 1, 2022

Enrollment Period

5.1 years

First QC Date

August 21, 2007

Last Update Submit

February 2, 2022

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The primary efficacy parameter was reduction in incident new vertebral fractures assessed by spinal radiographs (anterior-posterior and lateral)

    3 years

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Bone mineral density of lumbar vertebrae (L1-L4) and left proximal femur for total hip density measured by means of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).

    3 years

Study Arms (2)

1

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Tibolone

Drug: Tibolone

2

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo

Drug: Placebo

Interventions

1.25 mg p.o, once daily for 3 years

Also known as: OD-14
1

Tablet p.o, once daily for 3 years

2

Eligibility Criteria

Age60 Years - 85 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Voluntary written informed consent, and who were willing and able to make reasonable efforts to observe all clinical trial requirements were to be enrolled
  • Subjects were to be postmenopausal (naturally or surgically) women, from 60 to 85 years of age (inclusive) at entry
  • Screening BMD of the total hip and/or spine had to be equal to or lower than 2.5 SD T-score for subjects without an asymptomatic fracture or equal to or lower than -2.0 SD T-score for subjects with an asymptomatic fracture
  • Subjects were to have a Body Mass Index (BMI) = 34 kg/m\^2.

You may not qualify if:

  • Subjects with any of the following conditions were not to be enrolled into the trial:
  • Recent acute vertebral fracture (diagnosed within the last year) documented by spinal radiograph requiring medication for osteoporosis treatment, in the judgment of the investigator
  • More than two prevalent asymptomatic vertebral fractures at baseline
  • Screening BMD of the total hip or spine lower than -4 SD T-score
  • Unsuitable anatomy on spinal radiographs (lumbar and thoracic vertebrae) e.g., excessive scoliosis
  • Not ambulatory
  • History or presence of any malignancy within the past five years except for nonmelanoma skin cancer. Subjects with ever history of ovarian cancer or estrogen dependent tumors particularly breast or endometrial cancer were to be excluded
  • Trans vaginal ultrasound (TVUS) endometrial double wall thickness \>4 mm
  • Unexplained abnormal vaginal bleeding in the past year prior to screening
  • Abnormal cervical Papanicolaou (Pap) smear (including low grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL), high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL), atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS), atypical glands of undetermined significance (AGCUS))
  • Mammography finding that was suspicious of malignancy
  • Bone disease other than osteoporosis such as Paget's disease, osteomalacia, hyperparathyroidism, or bone metastases
  • Treatment with anabolic steroids, calcitonin, raloxifene, tamoxifen, or calcitriol within the last six months prior to screening BMD or spinal X-ray measurements.
  • Treatment with systemic estrogen and/or progestin within the last three months prior to screening BMD or spinal X-ray measurements (occasional use of estriol containing vaginal cream was allowed)
  • Treatment with bisphosphonates for one month or more within the last year
  • +1 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Cummings SR, Ettinger B, Delmas PD, Kenemans P, Stathopoulos V, Verweij P, Mol-Arts M, Kloosterboer L, Mosca L, Christiansen C, Bilezikian J, Kerzberg EM, Johnson S, Zanchetta J, Grobbee DE, Seifert W, Eastell R; LIFT Trial Investigators. The effects of tibolone in older postmenopausal women. N Engl J Med. 2008 Aug 14;359(7):697-708. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0800743.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoporosis

Interventions

tibolone

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bone Diseases, MetabolicBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 21, 2007

First Posted

August 23, 2007

Study Start

July 1, 2001

Primary Completion

August 1, 2006

Study Completion

August 1, 2006

Last Updated

February 3, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-02