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The Influence of Bisphosphonates in the Oral Cavity in Children
This study has been completed.
First Received: November 20, 2006   Last Updated: January 28, 2009   History of Changes
Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization
Information provided by: Hadassah Medical Organization
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00402064
  Purpose

The use of bisphosphonates during childhood to ameliorate the skeletal abnormalities associated with osteogenesis imperfecta, idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis, fibrous dysplasia of bone and cerebral palsy. There is paucity of long-term studies among children regarding the safety and efficacy of bisphosphonates.

Osteomyelitis and necrosis of the jaws has been was discovered and reported as a serious adverse event in bisphosphonate-treated adults patients.

To our knowledge, there is no report in the literature about osteomyelitis in children treated with bisphosphonates and the influence of long term treatment with bisphosphonates on children's jaws, the reaction to extractions and on the oral cavity.

Aim of the study: to examine the influence in the oral cavity of bisphosphonate in children


Condition
Oral Cavity
Osteomyelitis
Necrosis of the Jaws

Study Type: Observational
Official Title: The Influence of Bisphosphonates in the Oral Cavity in Children

Further study details as provided by Hadassah Medical Organization:

Estimated Enrollment: 60
Study Start Date: March 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2008
Detailed Description:

The use of bisphosphonates during childhood to ameliorate the skeletal abnormalities associated with osteogenesis imperfecta, idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis, fibrous dysplasia of bone and cerebral palsy. There is paucity of long-term studies among children regarding the safety and efficacy of bisphosphonates.

Osteomyelitis and necrosis of the jaws has been was discovered and reported as a serious adverse event in bisphosphonate-treated adults patients.

To our knowledge, there is no report in the literature about osteomyelitis in children treated with bisphosphonates and the influence of long term treatment with bisphosphonates on children's jaws, the reaction to extractions and on the oral cavity Aim of the study: to examine the influence in the oral cavity of bisphosphonate in children Materials and methods Population: 50 children treated with bisphosphonate will be included in the study.

The following data will be recorded:

  1. age, gender, initial disease, age at diagnosis, additional diseases
  2. duration and dosage of the bisphosphonate medication (kind of bisphosphonate, age at the beginning of the drug treatment, duration of treatment, frequency of intake, additional medications)
  3. Clinical dental examination was performed for detection of; caries, gingival inflammation and oral hygiene, sequence of dental eruption, teeth extractions, and presence of exposure bone.
  4. Unstimulated whole saliva was collected using the spitting method as previously described. Sialochemistry analysis will be performed.
  5. Serum analysis findings including: calcium (Ca), phosphorous (P), alkaline phosphatase (AlP) and parathyroid hormone (PTH),vitamin D cross-linked telopeptides (ctx, ntx), bone density. (these examination are performed routinely, in these patients, as part of medical follow up.
  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   2 Years to 20 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

children treated with bisphosphonate who attend at the pediatric department of hadassah hospital and or to alyn hospital

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • children treated with bisphosphonate
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00402064

Locations
Israel
Hadassah scool of Dental Medicine
Jerusalem, Israel, 91120
Sponsors and Collaborators
Hadassah Medical Organization
Investigators
Study Director: diana ram, DMD lecturer, the Hebrew university, Hadassa school of dental medicine
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Hadassah Medical Organization ( Hadassah Medical Organization )
Study ID Numbers: st1975-HMO-CTIL
Study First Received: November 20, 2006
Last Updated: January 28, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00402064     History of Changes
Health Authority: Israel: Israeli Health Ministry Pharmaceutical Administration

Keywords provided by Hadassah Medical Organization:
bisphosphonates
children
dental
Osteomyelitis
children
medication

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Necrosis
Diphosphonates
Pathologic Processes
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Infection
Bone Diseases
Pharmacologic Actions
Bone Diseases, Infectious
Osteomyelitis

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