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A randomised double blind placebo controlled trial assessing the effect of once weekly risedronate on bone mineral density in adults with cystic fibrosis
ISRCTN ISRCTN36453336
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title A randomised double blind placebo controlled trial assessing the effect of once weekly risedronate on bone mineral density in adults with cystic fibrosis
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source P00961
Study hypothesis To assess the efficacy, tolerability and safety of the bone-sparing treatment Risedronate, in adult Cystic Fibrosis patients with low bone mineral density
Lay summary
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Randomised double blind placebo controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Cystic fibrosis
Participants - inclusion criteria 80 cystic fibrosis patients with low bone mineral density. Z ≤-1.0 at the spine or femoral neck
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. Breast feeding
2. Pregnancy or desire to become pregnant within three years
3. Transplant listed patients or transplant recipients
4. Previous gastroscopy proven oesophageal abnormalities
5. Renal impairment (patients with an elevated serum creatinine at the screening visit will have a creatinine clearance performed - a level over 30 ml/min will enable participation)
6. Hypocalcaemia at the screening visit (using serum corrected calcium)
7. Previous prescription of bone active drugs (bisphosphonates, hormone replacement therapy [does not include the oral contraceptive pill], raloxifene, calcitriol, calcitonin, teriparatide)
8. Biochemical evidence of vitamin D deficiency at the screening visit (25-hydroxyvitamin D level <10 ng/ml and an elevated parathyroid hormone [PTH])
9. Long term oral corticosteroid use (defined as daily oral corticosteroid use for >6 weeks at the time of recruitment or the likelihood of
requiring prolonged oral corticosteroid use at the time of recruitment)
10. Previous poor clinic attendance or previous poor adherence
11. Pre-terminal illness or other serious concomitant illness
Anticipated start date 01/07/2005
Anticipated end date 31/07/2008
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 80
Interventions Once weekly risedronate or placebo
Primary outcome measure(s) Bone mineral density Z score at the lumbar spine or femoral neck
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding Proctor & Gamble Pharmaceuticals (UK)
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Contact name Dr  Charles  Haworth
  Address Cystic Fibrosis Unit
Papworth Hospital NHS Trust
  City/town Papworth Everard
  Zip/Postcode CB3 8RE
  Country United Kingdom
Sponsor Papworth Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
  Address Papworth Everard
  City/town Cambridge
  Zip/Postcode CB3 8RE
  Country United Kingdom
Date applied 16/05/2005
Last edited 16/09/2009
Date ISRCTN assigned 08/07/2005
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