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Osteoporosis and Dental Implant (OPOZAHN)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00727493
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified August 2008 by Charite University, Berlin, Germany.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : August 4, 2008
Last Update Posted : August 4, 2008
Sponsor:
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Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of alendronate therapy on the wound healing after dental implants in patients with osteoporosis.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Osteoporosis Drug: alendronate once weekly 70mg Drug: placebo Phase 4

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Estimated Enrollment : 45 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Evaluation of the Influence of Alendronate on Wound Healing After Dental Implants in Patients With Osteoporosis
Study Start Date : January 2004
Estimated Primary Completion Date : January 2010
Estimated Study Completion Date : April 2010

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MedlinePlus related topics: Osteoporosis

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: 1
alendronate once weekly 70mg, calcium 1000mg and Vitamin D 800 IU daily, dental implant
 Drug: alendronate once weekly 70mg
alendronate once weekly 70mg, calcium 1000mg and Vitamin D 800 IU daily for 12 months, dental implant
Placebo Comparator: 2
placebo once weekly, calcium 1000mg and Vitamin D 800 IU daily; dental implant
 Drug: placebo
placebo once weekly; calcium 1000mg and Vitamin D 800 IU daily, dental implant
No Intervention: 3
dental implant, calcium 1000mg and Vitamin D 800 IU daily


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Dental CT [ Time Frame: baseline, and 3,6,12 months after baseline ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   60 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Postmenopausal women > 2 years after menopause
  • Age between 60 and 75 years
  • Possibility to insert a dental implant
  • Osteoporosis as defined by WHO criteria (intervention group), or women without osteoporosis / osteopenia (non-intervention group)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pathological findings in the jaw bone
  • Chronic inflammatory rheumatoid disease
  • Bisphosphonate treatments during the last 12 months
  • Inflammatory or metabolic bone disease, excluding osteoporosis
  • Systemic corticosteroid treatments of more than one month within previous 12 months
  • Severe diseases with life expectancy less than one year or expectation of rapid worsening within one year
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Contacts
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Contact: Dieter Felsenberg, Prof. Dr. +490384453046 dieter.felsenberg@charite.de
Contact: Hendrikje Boerst, Dipl. Wiss org. +490384454745 hendrikje.boerst@charite.de

Locations
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Germany
Centre for Muscle and Bone Research, Charité - Campus Benjamin Franklin Recruiting
Berlin, Germany, 12200
Contact: Dieter Felsenberg, Prof. Dr.    +493084453046      
Contact: Hendrikje Boerst, Dipl. Wiss. org.    +493084454745    hendrikje.boerst@charite.de   
Principal Investigator: Dieter Felsenberg, Prof. Dr.         
Sub-Investigator: Anton ° Friedman, Dr.         
Sponsors and Collaborators
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Investigators
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Study Chair: Dieter Felsenberg, Prof. D.r Leader of the center for muscle and bone research, Charité
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Responsible Party: Prof. Dr. med. Dieter Felsenberg, Center for Muscle and Bone Research
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00727493    
Other Study ID Numbers: OPOZAHN
First Posted: August 4, 2008    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: August 4, 2008
Last Verified: August 2008
Keywords provided by Charite University, Berlin, Germany:
osteoporosis,
bisphosphonate
therapy
dental implant
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Osteoporosis
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
 Metabolic Diseases
Alendronate
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs