NCT04206618

Brief Summary

Circulating levels of several myokines will be measured in serum samples obtained from women in various categories of bone density and according to the presence of fracture or not as well as before and after treatment with teriparatide and denosumab

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
220

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2019

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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

Trial Relationships

Click on a node to explore related trials.

Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2019

Completed
7 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 18, 2019

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 20, 2019

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 30, 2020

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 10, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

January 12, 2021

Status Verified

January 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

December 18, 2019

Last Update Submit

January 11, 2021

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • follistatin

    circulating levels of myokine follistatin at baseline and their changes at 3 and 12 months with treatment

    0,3,12 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • activin-A

    0,3,12 months

  • FSTL3

    0,3,12 months

  • activin-B

    0,3,12 months

  • irisin

    0,3,12 months

Study Arms (8)

premenopausal normal

premenopausal women with normal BMD who will be subjected to a single morning, fasting blood drainage

postmenopausal normal

postmenopausal women with normal BMD who will be subjected to a single morning, fasting blood drainage

postmenopausal osteopenia

postmenopausal women with osteopenia who will be subjected to a single morning, fasting blood drainage

postmenopausal osteoporosis

postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who will be subjected to a single morning, fasting blood drainage

hip fracture

postmenopausal women at the moment of hip fracture who will be subjected to a single, fasting blood drainage right before osteosynthesis

controls (knee osteoarthitis)

postmenopausal women with knee osteoarthritis who will be subjected to a single, fasting blood drainage right before arthroplasty and serve as controls

teriparatide group

postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who will be treated with teriparatide (Forsteo) 1 injection of 20mcg subcutaneously daily for 12 months

Drug: Teriparatide

denosumab group

postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who will be treated with denosumab (Prolia) 1 injection of 60mg subcutaneously every 6 months for 12 months

Drug: Denosumab

Interventions

1 subcutaneous injection daily for 12 months

Also known as: rhPTH 1-34
teriparatide group

1 subcutaneous injection every 6 months for 12 months

Also known as: RANKL inhibitor
denosumab group

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years - 85 Years
Sexfemale(Gender-based eligibility)
Gender Eligibility DetailsPostmenopausal women
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

Substudy 1: equal groups (n=25) of premenopausal women with normal BMD, postmenopausal women with normal BMD, postmenopausal women with osteopenia, and postmenopausal women with osteoporosis Substudy 2: postmenopausal women with an incident hip fracture (n=40) compared with controls (postmenopausal women with knee osteoarhtritis) Substudy 3: postmenopausal women with osteoporosis will receive treatment with either teriparatide or denosumab for 12 months

You may qualify if:

  • Substudy 1:
  • adult women
  • Substudy 2:
  • postmenopausal women with an incident hip fracture
  • Substudy 3:
  • postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

You may not qualify if:

  • secondary osteoporosis
  • any disease that could affect muscle and/or bone metabolism
  • any medication that could affect muscle and/or bone metabolism

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

424 General Military Hospital

Thessaloniki, Northern Greece, 56429, Greece

Location

Related Publications (11)

  • Bowser M, Herberg S, Arounleut P, Shi X, Fulzele S, Hill WD, Isales CM, Hamrick MW. Effects of the activin A-myostatin-follistatin system on aging bone and muscle progenitor cells. Exp Gerontol. 2013 Feb;48(2):290-7. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2012.11.004. Epub 2012 Nov 21.

    PMID: 23178301BACKGROUND
  • Lotinun S, Pearsall RS, Horne WC, Baron R. Activin receptor signaling: a potential therapeutic target for osteoporosis. Curr Mol Pharmacol. 2012 Jun;5(2):195-204. doi: 10.2174/1874467211205020195.

    PMID: 21787285BACKGROUND
  • Anastasilakis AD, Polyzos SA, Makras P, Gkiomisi A, Savvides M, Papatheodorou A, Terpos E. Circulating activin-A is elevated in postmenopausal women with low bone mass: the three-month effect of zoledronic acid treatment. Osteoporos Int. 2013 Jul;24(7):2127-32. doi: 10.1007/s00198-012-2198-0. Epub 2012 Nov 3.

    PMID: 23124716BACKGROUND
  • Lodberg A, Eijken M, van der Eerden BCJ, Okkels MW, Thomsen JS, Bruel A. A soluble activin type IIA receptor mitigates the loss of femoral neck bone strength and cancellous bone mass in a mouse model of disuse osteopenia. Bone. 2018 May;110:326-334. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2018.02.026. Epub 2018 Feb 28.

    PMID: 29499419BACKGROUND
  • Lotinun S, Pearsall RS, Davies MV, Marvell TH, Monnell TE, Ucran J, Fajardo RJ, Kumar R, Underwood KW, Seehra J, Bouxsein ML, Baron R. A soluble activin receptor Type IIA fusion protein (ACE-011) increases bone mass via a dual anabolic-antiresorptive effect in Cynomolgus monkeys. Bone. 2010 Apr;46(4):1082-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.01.370. Epub 2010 Jan 18.

    PMID: 20080223BACKGROUND
  • Ruckle J, Jacobs M, Kramer W, Pearsall AE, Kumar R, Underwood KW, Seehra J, Yang Y, Condon CH, Sherman ML. Single-dose, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of ACE-011 (ActRIIA-IgG1) in postmenopausal women. J Bone Miner Res. 2009 Apr;24(4):744-52. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.081208.

    PMID: 19049340BACKGROUND
  • Fahmy-Garcia S, Farrell E, Witte-Bouma J, Robbesom-van den Berge I, Suarez M, Mumcuoglu D, Walles H, Kluijtmans SGJM, van der Eerden BCJ, van Osch GJVM, van Leeuwen JPTM, van Driel M. Follistatin Effects in Migration, Vascularization, and Osteogenesis in vitro and Bone Repair in vivo. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2019 Mar 1;7:38. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00038. eCollection 2019.

    PMID: 30881954BACKGROUND
  • Lodberg A, van der Eerden BCJ, Boers-Sijmons B, Thomsen JS, Bruel A, van Leeuwen JPTM, Eijken M. A follistatin-based molecule increases muscle and bone mass without affecting the red blood cell count in mice. FASEB J. 2019 May;33(5):6001-6010. doi: 10.1096/fj.201801969RR. Epub 2019 Feb 13.

    PMID: 30759349BACKGROUND
  • Anastasilakis AD, Polyzos SA, Makras P, Savvidis M, Mantzoros CS. The comparative effect of teriparatide and denosumab on activins, follistatins, and inhibins in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. J Bone Miner Res. 2024 Sep 2;39(9):1306-1314. doi: 10.1093/jbmr/zjae106.

  • Anastasilakis AD, Polyzos SA, Savvidis M, Anastasilakis DA, Sarridimitriou A, Kumar A, Kalra B, Makras P, Mantzoros CS. Association of activins, follistatins and inhibins with incident hip fracture in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: a proof of concept, case-control study. Endocrine. 2023 Sep;81(3):573-578. doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03402-x. Epub 2023 May 23.

  • Anastasilakis AD, Polyzos SA, Rodopaios NE, Makras P, Kumar A, Kalra B, Mantzoros CS. Activins, follistatins and inhibins in postmenopausal osteoporosis: A proof of concept, case-control study. Metabolism. 2023 Apr;141:155397. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2022.155397. Epub 2022 Dec 30.

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITHOUT DNA

serum samples

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal

Interventions

TeriparatideDenosumab

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

OsteoporosisBone Diseases, MetabolicBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesMetabolic DiseasesNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Parathyroid HormonePeptide HormonesHormonesHormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone AntagonistsPeptidesAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodiesImmunoglobulinsImmunoproteinsBlood ProteinsProteinsSerum GlobulinsGlobulins

Study Officials

  • Athanasios Anastasilakis, phD

    424 General Military Hospital

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE CONTROL
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 18, 2019

First Posted

December 20, 2019

Study Start

June 1, 2019

Primary Completion

September 30, 2020

Study Completion

November 10, 2020

Last Updated

January 12, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-01

Locations