NCT00727493

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of alendronate therapy on the wound healing after dental implants in patients with osteoporosis.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
45

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2004

Longer than P75 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2004

Completed
4.6 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 31, 2008

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 4, 2008

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2010

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

August 4, 2008

Status Verified

August 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

6 years

First QC Date

July 31, 2008

Last Update Submit

August 1, 2008

Conditions

Keywords

osteoporosis,bisphosphonatetherapydental implant

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Dental CT

    baseline, and 3,6,12 months after baseline

Study Arms (3)

1

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

alendronate once weekly 70mg, calcium 1000mg and Vitamin D 800 IU daily, dental implant

Drug: alendronate once weekly 70mg

2

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

placebo once weekly, calcium 1000mg and Vitamin D 800 IU daily; dental implant

Drug: placebo

3

NO INTERVENTION

dental implant, calcium 1000mg and Vitamin D 800 IU daily

Interventions

alendronate once weekly 70mg, calcium 1000mg and Vitamin D 800 IU daily for 12 months, dental implant

1

placebo once weekly; calcium 1000mg and Vitamin D 800 IU daily, dental implant

2

Eligibility Criteria

Age60 Years - 75 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Postmenopausal women \> 2 years after menopause
  • Age between 60 and 75 years
  • Possibility to insert a dental implant
  • Osteoporosis as defined by WHO criteria (intervention group), or women without osteoporosis / osteopenia (non-intervention group)

You may not qualify if:

  • Pathological findings in the jaw bone
  • Chronic inflammatory rheumatoid disease
  • Bisphosphonate treatments during the last 12 months
  • Inflammatory or metabolic bone disease, excluding osteoporosis
  • Systemic corticosteroid treatments of more than one month within previous 12 months
  • Severe diseases with life expectancy less than one year or expectation of rapid worsening within one year

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Centre for Muscle and Bone Research, Charité - Campus Benjamin Franklin

Berlin, 12200, Germany

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoporosis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bone Diseases, MetabolicBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Officials

  • Dieter Felsenberg, Prof. D.r

    Leader of the center for muscle and bone research, Charité

    STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Dieter Felsenberg, Prof. Dr.

CONTACT

Hendrikje Boerst, Dipl. Wiss org.

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 31, 2008

First Posted

August 4, 2008

Study Start

January 1, 2004

Primary Completion

January 1, 2010

Study Completion

April 1, 2010

Last Updated

August 4, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-08

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