NCT01631214

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if treatment is effective in preventing fractures in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Trial Health

98
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Strong global presence with extensive site network
Enrollment
4,093

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2012

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
40 countries

301 active sites

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

May 4, 2012

Completed
20 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 24, 2012

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 29, 2012

Completed
4.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

February 27, 2017

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 29, 2017

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

December 12, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

February 21, 2025

Status Verified

February 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

4.8 years

First QC Date

May 24, 2012

Results QC Date

November 20, 2018

Last Update Submit

February 5, 2025

Conditions

Keywords

Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis-postmenopausal, Bone Diseases-Metabolic, Bone Diseases, Musculoskeletal Diseases

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Percentage of Participants With New Vertebral Fractures Through Month 24

    All fracture assessments were performed by blinded central imaging readers. New vertebral fractures occurred when there was ≥ 1 grade increase from the previous grade of 0 in any vertebra from T4 to L4 using the Genant Semiquantitative Scoring method based on assessment of x-rays according to the following scale: * Grade 0 (Normal) = no fracture; * Grade 1 (Mild) = mild fracture, 20 to 25% reduction in vertebral height (anterior, middle, or posterior); * Grade 2 (Moderate) = moderate fracture, 25 to 40% reduction in anterior, middle, and/or posterior height; * Grade 3 (Severe) = severe fracture, greater than 40% reduction in anterior, middle, and/or posterior height. Incident vertebral fractures were confirmed by a second independent reader using the Semiquantitative method.

    24 months

  • Percentage of Participants With a Clinical Fracture at the Primary Analysis

    All fracture assessments were performed by blinded central imaging readers. Clinical fractures included clinical vertebral and nonvertebral fractures (excluding skull, facial, mandible, cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, lumbar vertebrae, metacarpus, finger phalanges, and toe phalanges) that were associated with signs and/or symptoms indicative of a fracture. Clinical vertebral fractures were included regardless of trauma severity or pathologic fractures; nonvertebral fractures associated with high trauma severity or pathologic fractures were excluded.

    The primary analysis was performed when clinical fracture events had been confirmed in at least 330 patients and all participants had completed the month 24 visit. The median follow-up was 2.7 years (interquartile range, 2.2 to 3.3).

Secondary Outcomes (26)

  • Percentage of Participants With a Nonvertebral Fracture at the Primary Analysis

    The primary analysis was performed when clinical fracture events had been confirmed in at least 330 patients and all participants had completed the month 24 visit. The median follow-up was 2.7 years (interquartile range, 2.2 to 3.3).

  • Percentage of Participants With Any Fracture at the Primary Analysis

    The primary analysis was performed when clinical fracture events had been confirmed in at least 330 patients and all participants had completed the month 24 visit. The median follow-up was 2.7 years (interquartile range, 2.2 to 3.3).

  • Percentage of Participants With a New or Worsening Vertebral Fracture Through Month 24

    24 months

  • Percentage of Participants With a Major Nonvertebral Fracture at the Primary Analysis

    The primary analysis was performed when clinical fracture events had been confirmed in at least 330 patients and all participants had completed the month 24 visit. The median follow-up was 2.7 years (interquartile range, 2.2 to 3.3).

  • Percentage of Participants With a Hip Fracture at the Primary Analysis

    The primary analysis was performed when clinical fracture events had been confirmed in at least 330 patients and all participants had completed the month 24 visit. The median follow-up was 2.7 years (interquartile range, 2.2 to 3.3).

  • +21 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Alendronate/Alendronate

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants received 70 mg alendronate once a week and placebo to romosozumab subcutaneously once a month for the first 12 months. After completion of the 12-month double-blind treatment period participants continued to receive 70 mg alendronate once a week until the end of the study.

Drug: AlendronateDrug: Placebo to Romosozumab

Romosozumab/Alendronate

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants received 210 mg romosozumab subcutaneously once a month and placebo to alendronate orally once a week for the first 12 months. After completion of the 12-month double-blind treatment period participants received 70 mg alendronate once a week until the end of the study.

Biological: RomosozumabDrug: AlendronateDrug: Placebo to Alendronate

Interventions

RomosozumabBIOLOGICAL

Romosozumab 210 mg administered by subcutaneous injection once a month during the double-blind treatment phase.

Also known as: AMG 785, Evenity
Romosozumab/Alendronate

Alendronate 70 mg tablet taken once a week

Also known as: Fosamax
Alendronate/AlendronateRomosozumab/Alendronate

Administered by subcutaneous injection once a month during the double-blind treatment phase.

Alendronate/Alendronate

Matching placebo tablet taken once a week during the double-blind treatment phase.

Romosozumab/Alendronate

Eligibility Criteria

Age55 Years - 90 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Postmenopausal women who meet at least one of the following bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture criteria:
  • BMD T-score at the total hip or femoral neck of ≤ -2.50 and EITHER:
  • at least 1 moderate (semiquantitative grade \[SQ\]2) or severe (SQ3) vertebral fracture OR
  • at least 2 mild (SQ1) vertebral fractures OR
  • BMD T-score at the total hip or femoral neck of ≤ -2.00 and EITHER:
  • at least 2 moderate (SQ2) or severe (SQ3) vertebral fractures OR
  • a fracture of the proximal femur that occurred within 3 to 24 months prior to randomization.

You may not qualify if:

  • History of metabolic or bone disease (except osteoporosis)
  • Use of agents affecting bone metabolism
  • Vitamin D insufficiency
  • History of solid organ or bone marrow transplants
  • Hyper- or hypocalcemia
  • Hyper- or hypothyroidism
  • Hyper- or hypoparathyroidism
  • Possible signs of intolerance to alendronate

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (316)

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Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

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Peoria, Arizona, 85381, United States

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Phoenix, Arizona, 85037, United States

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Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258, United States

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Downey, California, 90242, United States

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Greenbrae, California, 94904, United States

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Los Angeles, California, 90057, United States

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South Lake Tahoe, California, 96150, United States

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Tustin, California, 92780, United States

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Walnut Creek, California, 94598, United States

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Lakewood, Colorado, 80227, United States

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33309, United States

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Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

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Stuart, Florida, 34996, United States

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West Palm Beach, Florida, 33409, United States

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Gainesville, Georgia, 30501, United States

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Maywood, Illinois, 60153, United States

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Quincy, Illinois, 62301, United States

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Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

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Bethesda, Maryland, 20817, United States

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Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States

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Detroit, Michigan, 48236, United States

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St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

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Las Vegas, Nevada, 89148, United States

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Las Cruces, New Mexico, 88011, United States

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Great Neck, New York, 11021, United States

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Bismarck, North Dakota, 58503, United States

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

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Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, 19610, United States

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Richmond, Virginia, 23233, United States

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Port Angeles, Washington, 98362, United States

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Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States

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Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 1114, Argentina

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Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1128AAF, Argentina

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Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1430CKE, Argentina

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Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, B7600DHK, Argentina

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Quilmes, Buenos Aires, B1878DVB, Argentina

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Córdoba, Córdoba Province, X5000BNB, Argentina

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Buenos Aires, C1012AAR, Argentina

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Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia

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Kogarah, New South Wales, 2217, Australia

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Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia

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Box Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia

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Geelong, Victoria, 3220, Australia

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Heidelberg West, Victoria, 3081, Australia

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Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia

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Graz, 8036, Austria

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Linz, 4010, Austria

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Vienna, 1060, Austria

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Bruges, 8000, Belgium

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Brussels, 1000, Belgium

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Genk, 3600, Belgium

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Ghent, 9000, Belgium

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Leuven, 3000, Belgium

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Liège, 4020, Belgium

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Fortaleza, Ceará, 60115-282, Brazil

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Vitória, Espírito Santo, 29055-450, Brazil

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Brasília, Federal District, 71625-009, Brazil

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Goiânia, Goiás, 74070-040, Brazil

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Curitiba, Paraná, 80030-110, Brazil

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Recife, Pernambuco, 52020-010, Brazil

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Rio de Janeiro, 22271-100, Brazil

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São Paulo, 04266-010, Brazil

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São Paulo, 05437-010, Brazil

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Plovdiv, 4002, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1202, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1421, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1504, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1612, Bulgaria

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Sofia, 1709, Bulgaria

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Vancouver, British Columbia, V5Z 4E1, Canada

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3A 1M3, Canada

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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1B 3V6, Canada

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada

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Kitchener, Ontario, N2M 1A1, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2T2, Canada

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Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada

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Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada

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Québec, Quebec, G1V 3M7, Canada

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Trois-Rivières, Quebec, G8Z 1Y2, Canada

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Westmout, Quebec, H3Z 1E5, Canada

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Santiago, 8350595, Chile

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Medellín, Antioquia, 050021, Colombia

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Barranquilla, Atlántico, 08001000, Colombia

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Bogota, Cundinamarca, 11001000, Colombia

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Bogota, Cundinamarca, 110221, Colombia

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Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia

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Bogotá, 11001000, Colombia

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Bucaramanga, 68003, Colombia

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Brno, 602 00, Czechia

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Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czechia

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Klatovy, 339 38, Czechia

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Opava, 746 01, Czechia

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Ostrava-Trebovice, 722 00, Czechia

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Pardubice, 530 02, Czechia

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Pilsen, 305 99, Czechia

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Prague, 128 08, Czechia

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Prague, 130 00, Czechia

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Uherské Hradiště, 686 01, Czechia

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Zlín, 760 01, Czechia

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Aalborg, 9000, Denmark

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Århus C, 8000, Denmark

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Ballerup Municipality, 2750, Denmark

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Glostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark

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Hvidovre, 2650, Denmark

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Køge, 4600, Denmark

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Odense, 5000, Denmark

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Vejle, 7100, Denmark

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Santo Domingo, Nacional, 10124, Dominican Republic

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Santo Domingo, Nacional, 10514, Dominican Republic

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Santiago de los Caballeros, Santiago Province, 51000, Dominican Republic

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Santo Domingo, 10605, Dominican Republic

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Tallinn, 10128, Estonia

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Tartu, 50410, Estonia

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Helsinki, 00100, Finland

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Jyväskylä, 40100, Finland

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Kuopio, 70211, Finland

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Turku, 20100, Finland

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Bordeaux, 33076, France

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Cahors, 46005, France

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Lille, 59037, France

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Lyon Cédex 3, 69437, France

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Orléans, 45067, France

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Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42270, France

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Toulouse, 31059, France

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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France

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Berlin, 12200, Germany

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Bonn, 53105, Germany

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Dresden, 01307, Germany

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Frankfurt am Main, 60528, Germany

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Frankfurt am Main, 60596, Germany

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Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany

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Hamburg, 20354, Germany

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Hanover, 30167, Germany

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Heinsberg, 52525, Germany

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Hellersdorf, 12627, Germany

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Leipzig, 04103, Germany

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Magdeburg, 39104, Germany

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Marburg, 35043, Germany

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München, 80336, Germany

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Würzburg, 97074, Germany

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Athens, 11525, Greece

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Athens, 11526, Greece

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Athens, 11527, Greece

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Athens, 14561, Greece

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Athens, 16673, Greece

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Larissa, 41110, Greece

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Thessaloniki, 54636, Greece

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Thessaloniki, 56403, Greece

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Thessaloniki, 56429, Greece

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Antigua Guatemala, Departamento de Sacatepéquez, 03001, Guatemala

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Guatemala City, 01001, Guatemala

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Guatemala City, 01007, Guatemala

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Guatemala City, 01009, Guatemala

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Guatemala City, 01010, Guatemala

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Guatemala City, 01012, Guatemala

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Guatemala City, 01052, Guatemala

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Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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New Territories, Hong Kong

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Balatonfüred, 8230, Hungary

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Békéscsaba, 5600, Hungary

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Budapest, 1036, Hungary

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Budapest, 1083, Hungary

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Budapest, 1084, Hungary

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Debrecen, 4032, Hungary

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Győr, 9023, Hungary

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Kaposvár, 7400, Hungary

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Kiskunhalas, 6400, Hungary

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Kistarcsa, 2143, Hungary

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Veszprém, 8200, Hungary

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Zalaegerszeg, 8900, Hungary

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Cork, Ireland

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Dublin, 8, Ireland

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Galway, Ireland

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Bnei Brak, 51108, Israel

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Haifa, 31096, Israel

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Jerusalem, 71713, Israel

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Jerusalem, 91007, Israel

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Tel Aviv, 61999, Israel

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Arenzano GE, 16011, Italy

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Bologna, 40138, Italy

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Catania, 95124, Italy

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Florence, 50139, Italy

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Milan, 20145, Italy

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Pisa, 56124, Italy

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Pisa, 56126, Italy

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Roma, 00161, Italy

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Siena, 53100, Italy

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Torino, 10126, Italy

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Verona, 37126, Italy

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Verona, 37134, Italy

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Liepāja, 3401, Latvia

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Riga, 1011, Latvia

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Riga, 1012, Latvia

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Vilnius, 09310, Lithuania

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Vilnius, 10323, Lithuania

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Mexicali, Baja California Norte, 21100, Mexico

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Mexicalli, Baja California Norte, 21200, Mexico

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León, Guanajuato, 37000, Mexico

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León, Guanajuato, 37520, Mexico

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Mexico City, Mexico City, 06100, Mexico

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Mexico City, Mexico City, 06700, Mexico

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Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64460, Mexico

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Querétaro City, Querétaro, 76000, Mexico

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Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, 85000, Mexico

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Leiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands

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Rotterdam, 3015 CE, Netherlands

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Venlo, 5912 BL, Netherlands

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Christchurch, 8022, New Zealand

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Grafton, Auckland, 1023, New Zealand

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Elverum, 2408, Norway

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Hamar, 2317, Norway

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Oslo, 0050, Norway

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Stavanger, 4005, Norway

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Lima, Lima 27, Peru

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Lima, Lima 33, Peru

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Bialystok, 15-351, Poland

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Bialystok, 15-879, Poland

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Dabrowka Dopiewo, 62-069, Poland

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Elblag, 82-300, Poland

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Gdynia, 81-384, Poland

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Gliwice, 44-100, Poland

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Katowice, 40-040, Poland

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Kielce, 25-317, Poland

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Krakow, 30-510, Poland

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Krakow, 31-501, Poland

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Lodz, 09-245, Poland

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Lodz, 90-558, Poland

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Poznan, 60-356, Poland

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Poznan, 60-702, Poland

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Świdnik, 21-040, Poland

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Torun, 87-100, Poland

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Warsaw, 01-192, Poland

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Warsaw, 02-507, Poland

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Warsaw, 04-730, Poland

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Wroclaw, 50-088, Poland

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Bucharest, 011172, Romania

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Bucharest, 011863, Romania

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Oradea, 410028, Romania

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Târgu Mureş, 540142, Romania

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Arkhangelsk, 163001, Russia

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Ivanovo, 153025, Russia

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Moscow, 101990, Russia

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Moscow, 115522, Russia

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Moscow, 117036, Russia

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Moscow, 127299, Russia

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Nizhny Novgorod, 603155, Russia

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Petrozavodsk, 185019, Russia

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Saint Petersburg, 190103, Russia

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Saint Petersburg, 194291, Russia

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Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia

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Yaroslavl, 150003, Russia

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Bratislava, 813 69, Slovakia

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Kosice-Saca, 040 15, Slovakia

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Lučenec, 984 01, Slovakia

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Trenčín, 911 01, Slovakia

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Pretoria, Gauteng, 0181, South Africa

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Pretoria, Gauteng, 0184, South Africa

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Parow, Western Cape, 7500, South Africa

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Somerset West, Western Cape, 7130, South Africa

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Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa

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Daegu, 700-712, South Korea

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Guri-si, 471-701, South Korea

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Gwangju, 501-757, South Korea

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Incheon, 405-760, South Korea

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Seoul, 110-744, South Korea

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Seoul, 120-752, South Korea

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Seoul, 136-705, South Korea

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Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 443-380, South Korea

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Sant Joan Despí, Catalonia, 08970, Spain

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A Coruña, Galicia, 15006, Spain

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Madrid, 28006, Spain

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Madrid, 28046, Spain

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Linköping, 581 85, Sweden

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Mölndal, 431 80, Sweden

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Stockholm, 141 86, Sweden

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Umeå, 907 36, Sweden

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Tainan, 70403, Taiwan

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Taipei, 10002, Taiwan

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Adana, 01330, Turkey (Türkiye)

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Istanbul, 34890, Turkey (Türkiye)

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Birmingham, B15 2SQ, United Kingdom

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Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom

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Manchester, M15 6SX, United Kingdom

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Northwood, HA6 2RN, United Kingdom

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Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom

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Sheffield, S5 7AU, United Kingdom

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

OsteoporosisOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalBone Diseases, MetabolicBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

romosozumabAlendronate

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Metabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

DiphosphonatesOrganophosphonatesOrganophosphorus CompoundsOrganic Chemicals

Results Point of Contact

Title
Study Director
Organization
Amgen Inc.

Study Officials

  • MD

    Amgen

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restriction Type
OTHER
Restrictive Agreement
Yes

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 24, 2012

First Posted

June 29, 2012

Study Start

May 4, 2012

Primary Completion

February 27, 2017

Study Completion

June 29, 2017

Last Updated

February 21, 2025

Results First Posted

December 12, 2018

Record last verified: 2025-02

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