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Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of 100, 150, and 200 mg Risedronate Administered to Women With Low BMD

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Postmenopausal
Interventions
Drug: experimental
Registration Number
NCT00577837
Lead Sponsor
Warner Chilcott
Brief Summary

A Multi-center, Active-controlled (5 mg daily risedronate), Double-blind, Randomized, Sequential Escalating Dose Study to Assess Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy of 100, 150, and 200 mg Oral Risedronate Administered Monthly for Six Months in Postmenopausal Women with Low Bone Mineral Density.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
370
Inclusion Criteria
  • be postmenopausal 5 years based on medical history; follicle stimulating hormone and estradiol will be evaluated for any patient less than 65 years of age, who has undergone hysterectomy without bilateral oophorectomy, to ensure the patient is postmenopausal
Exclusion Criteria
  • use of any of the following medications within 3 months of starting study drug or use of any of the following medications for more than 1 month at any time within 6 months prior to starting study drug:

    • oral or parenteral glucocorticoids (5 mg prednisone or equivalent per day)
    • anabolic steroids
    • estrogen, raloxifene or estrogen-related drugs, eg, tamoxifen, tibolone, (except for low dose vaginal creams, tablets or insertable estrogen ring
    • progestogen
    • calcitonin
    • vitamin D supplements (greater than 800 IU per day)
    • calcitriol, calcidiol, or alfacalcidol
    • any bisphosphonate
    • fluoride (10 mg per day)
    • strontium and other bone active agents
    • parathyroid hormone
    • heparin, warfarin, and other similar anticoagulants

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
4experimental200 mg risedronate, once a month for 6 months
2risedronate100 mg risedronate, once a month for 6 months
1risedronate5 mg risedronate, once daily for 6 months
3risedronate150 mg risedronate, once a month for 6 months
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluate the safety of 3 once-monthly dosing regimens of risedronate, 100 mg, 150 mg and 200 mg, compared to a once-daily dosing regimen, 5 mg, as assessed by clinical laboratory values and adverse event (AE) profiles6 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluate the efficacy of 3 once-monthly dosing regimens or risedronate compared to a once-daily dosing regimen and to evaluate the PK/PD of monthly and daily dose regimens6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Research Facility

🇵🇱

Bialystok, Poland

Research Site

🇵🇱

Wroclaw, Poland

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