A Study to Evaluate Denosumab in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Amgen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00089791
First received: August 13, 2004
Last updated: June 24, 2010
Last verified: June 2010
  Purpose

This study will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of denosumab in treating women with Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.


Condition Intervention Phase
Osteoporosis
Drug: placebo
Drug: denosumab
Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Study to Evaluate Denosumab in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis FREEDOM (Fracture REduction Evaluation of Denosumab in Osteoporosis Every 6 Months)

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Further study details as provided by Amgen:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Reduction in the number of new vertebral fractures in post menopausal osteoporotic women treated with denosumab compared to placebo and to characterize safety and tolerability profile of denosumab. [ Time Frame: 36 month treatment period ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Assess effect of denosumab on time to first non-vertebral fracture and time to first hip fracture. [ Time Frame: 36 month treatment period ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Enrollment: 7200
Study Start Date: August 2004
Study Completion Date: July 2008
Primary Completion Date: May 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: II
3600 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
Drug: placebo
Placebo SC every 6 months. Subjects will take daily calcium (at least 1 g) and vitamin D (at least 400 IU) supplementation.
Experimental: I
3600 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
Drug: denosumab
denosumab 60 mg SC every 6 months. Subjects will take daily calcium (at least 1 g) and vitamin D (at least 400 IU) supplementation.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   60 Years to 90 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women who are 60 to 90 years of age may be eligible to participate
  • BMD T-Score at hip or spine must be less than -2.5

Exclusion Criteria:

  • BMD T-Score at the hip or the spine of less than -4.0
  • Subjects with any severe or more than two moderate vertebral fractures on spinal x-ray at entry
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00089791

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Sponsors and Collaborators
Amgen
Investigators
Study Director: MD Amgen
  More Information

Additional Information:
Publications:
Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: Global Development Leader, Amgen Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00089791     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 20030216
Study First Received: August 13, 2004
Last Updated: June 24, 2010
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Amgen:
Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013