Sequential Therapies After Osteoanabolic Treatment
START
Efficacy of Sequential Therapies After Osteoanabolic Treatment in Postmenopausal Women With Severe Osteoporosis: the Sequential Treatment After Romosozumab and Teriparatide/Abaloparatide (START) Study
1 other identifier
observational
150
2 countries
8
Brief Summary
12-month prospective, open-label, multicenter, international, observational study evaluating sequential treatments after osteoanabolics
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for all trials
Started Nov 2023
Typical duration for all trials
8 active sites
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
November 25, 2023
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 29, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 11, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2027
April 27, 2025
April 1, 2025
3 years
November 29, 2023
April 24, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
lumbar spine bone mineral density
bone mineral density changes at the lumbar spine at 12 months measured by dual-energy absorptiometry (DXA)
baseline to 12 months
Secondary Outcomes (5)
femoral neck bone mineral density
baseline to 12 months
total hip bone mineral density
baseline to 12 months
P1NP
baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
CTx
baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Fractures
12 months
Study Arms (6)
Romo-Zol group
Postmenopausal women treated with romosozumab for 12 months will receive a single zoledronate infusion (5mg) at 1 month after the last romosozumab dose
Romo-Dmab group
Postmenopausal women treated with romosozumab for 12 months will receive subcutaneous denosumab injections (60mg) bi-annually for 12 months starting at 1 month after the last romosozumab dose
Romo-PTH group
Postmenopausal women treated with romosozumab for 12 months will receive daily injections of teriparatide 20μg or abaloparatide 80μg for 12 months starting at 1 month after the last romosozumab dose
PTH-Zol group
Postmenopausal women treated with teriparatide for 24 months or abaloparatide for 18 monthswill receive a single zoledronate infusion (5mg) at 1 month after the last romosozumab dose
PTH-Dmab group
Postmenopausal women treated with teriparatide for 24 months or abaloparatide for 18 months will receive subcutaneous denosumab injections (60mg) bi-annually for 12 months
TPTD-Romo group
Postmenopausal women treated with teriparatide for 24 months or abaloparatide for 18 months will receive month injections of romosozumab for 12 months
Interventions
intravenous infusion
Eligibility Criteria
Postmenopausal women treated with severe osteoporosis
You may qualify if:
- Postmenopausal women treated with severe osteoporosis completing their course with romosozumab or teriparatide
You may not qualify if:
- a bone disease other than postmenopausal osteoporosis
- use of medications other than romosozumab or teriparatide affecting bone metabolism during the last 12 months before entering the study
- creatinine clearance \<60 mL/min/1.73 m2
- liver failure
- any type of cancer
- uncontrolled endocrine diseases
- serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-OHD) concentrations lower than 20 ng/mL (50 nmol/L)
- hypersensitivity to denosumab or zoledronate or teriparatide or romosozumab or any of the excipients
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (8)
251 Airforce & VA General Hospital
Athens, 11525, Greece
First Department of Propaedeutic and Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Athens, 11527, Greece
, KAT General Hospital
Athens, 14561, Greece
424 General Military Hospital
Thessaloniki, 56429, Greece
Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda-Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milan, Italy
Campus Bio-Medico University
Roma, 00128, Italy
Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena
Siena, 53100, Italy
University-Hospital S. Maria della Misericordia
Udine, Italy
Biospecimen
serum samples for bone markers measurements
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Willem Lems, Prof
ECTS Clinical Action Group
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Head of the Department of Endocrinology
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 29, 2023
First Posted
December 11, 2023
Study Start
November 25, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
December 1, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
May 1, 2027
Last Updated
April 27, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-04