The Effects of Ibandronate or Teriparatide Therapy on Bone Histology and Biochemical Indices in Patients on Hemodialysis With Low Bone Mineral Density
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00446589 |
Recruitment Status
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Terminated
(due to financial problems)
First Posted
: March 13, 2007
Last Update Posted
: October 29, 2014
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Hemodialysis patients with low bone density (total hip T-score <-2.5) will be assigned to receive teriparatide (those with histologic confirmation of adynamic bone disease) or ibandronate (subjects with increased osteoclast number on bone biopsy).
Follow-up period: one year. A second bone biopsy at the end of the study.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Osteoporosis | Drug: ibandronate Drug: teriparatide | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 19 participants |
Allocation: | Non-Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Study Start Date : | July 2006 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: F
HD pts suffering from osteoporosis and adynamic bone disease who received teriparatide
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Drug: teriparatide
sc injection using a pen like device during every hemodialysis session (thrice a week)
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Experimental: I
Hemodialysis pts suffering from osteoporosis who received iv ibandronate
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Drug: ibandronate
iv 1mg ibandronate monthly for one year
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- Effects of ibandronate and teriparatide on bone mineral density and bone histology in HD patients. [ Time Frame: one year ]
- Effects of ibandronate and teriparatide on other bone disease markers [ Time Frame: one year ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Bone mineral density (T-score<-2.5)
- Adynamic bone disease for the teriparatide group
- Increased osteoclast number on bone biopsy (high turnover) for the ibandronate group
- Calcium greater than 8.1 mg/dl
Exclusion Criteria:
- Suspected carcinoma
- Unstable clinical setting

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00446589
Greece | |
Papageorgiou General Hospital | |
Thessaloniki, Greece, 56403 |
Principal Investigator: | Efstathios Mitsopoulos, MD | Papageorgiou General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece |
Responsible Party: | Efstathios Mitsopoulos, Nephrologist, Papageorgiou General Hospital |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00446589 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
47b/31-1-2005 |
First Posted: | March 13, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 29, 2014 |
Last Verified: | October 2014 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Osteoporosis Bone Diseases, Metabolic Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Metabolic Diseases |
Ibandronic acid Teriparatide Diphosphonates Bone Density Conservation Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs |