HORIZON-PFT: Pivotal Fracture Trial - Full Text View

Purpose

HORIZON-PFT (Pivotal Fracture Trial) will study the effect of zoledronic acid, given once per year, on the treatment of osteoporosis in women past menopause. Hip and vertebral fractures are the most devastating consequences of osteoporosis. HORIZON-PFT is designed to determine the benefits of zoledronic acid in fracture reduction at both the hip and spine.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Osteoporosis	Drug: Zoledronic Acid	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics:

Fractures Osteoporosis

Drug Information available for:

Zoledronic acid

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

Official Title:	HORIZON-PFT: Pivotal Fracture Trial

Further study details as provided by Novartis:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Incidence of hip fxs
Incidence of new vertebral fxs

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Percent change in hip BMD
New and/or worsening vertebral fxs
All clinical fxs

Estimated Enrollment:	7700
Study Start Date:	January 2002

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	65 Years to 89 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Female, 65-89 years old
No history of severe liver, kidney or eye disease

Exclusion Criteria:

Current bisphosphonate users such as Aredia® (pamidronate), Didronel® (etidronate), Fosamax® (alendronate), Actonel® (risedronate), Skelid® (tiludronate)
Using hip protectors

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00049829

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Sponsors and Collaborators

Novartis

More Information

Publications indexed to this study:

Black DM, Delmas PD, Eastell R, Reid IR, Boonen S, Cauley JA, Cosman F, Lakatos P, Leung PC, Man Z, Mautalen C, Mesenbrink P, Hu H, Caminis J, Tong K, Rosario-Jansen T, Krasnow J, Hue TF, Sellmeyer D, Eriksen EF, Cummings SR; HORIZON Pivotal Fracture Trial. Once-yearly zoledronic acid for treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. N Engl J Med. 2007 May 3;356(18):1809-22.

Study ID Numbers:	CZOL446H2301
First Received:	November 14, 2002
Last Updated:	October 9, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00049829
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration