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A double-blind placebo controlled randomised trial of oral sodium clodronate for locally advanced prostatic adenocarcinoma
ISRCTN ISRCTN61384873
DOI 10.1186/ISRCTN61384873
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
EudraCT number
Public title A double-blind placebo controlled randomised trial of oral sodium clodronate for locally advanced prostatic adenocarcinoma
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source PR04
Study hypothesis To measure the efficacy and safety of clodronate in preventing symptomatic bone metastases
Lay summary http://www.ctu.mrc.ac.uk/research_areas/study_details.aspx?s=59
Ethics approval Not provided at time of registration
Study design Double-blind placebo controlled randomised trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Prostate cancer
Participants - inclusion criteria 1. Histological diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate
2. TNM categories T2-T4, N0-N3, NX, M0
3. No evidence of bone metastases on bone scan within 4 weeks of randomisation
4. No known nodal disease outside pelvis
5. Normocalcaemic (serum calcium within the normal range of the participating centre)
6. Patients may be treated with any standard management policy for localised disease (radiotherapy, surgery, androgen deprivation or observation) or have had such treatment in the past
7. WHO performance status of 0, 1 or 2
8. No concomitant or previous use of other bisphosphonates
9. Serum creatinine less than two times upper limit of normal range of the centre
10. No administration of any investigational drug within 12 months
11. Diagnosis of disease within last 3 years
Participants - exclusion criteria Does not match inclusion criteria
Anticipated start date 01/06/1994
Anticipated end date 01/11/1997
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 500
Interventions 1. One group receives five years of oral sodium clodronate
2. The other group receives matching placebo for five years
Primary outcome measure(s) 1. Time to symptomatic bone metastases
2. Overall survival
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Trial website
Publications 1. 2007 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17505072
2. 2009 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19674936
Contact name Mr  Matthew  Sydes
  Address MRC Clinical Trials Unit
222 Euston Road
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode NW1 2DA
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)207 6704700
  Email matthew.sydes@ctu.mrc.ac.uk
Sponsor Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
  Address 20 Park Crescent
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode W1B 1AL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7636 5422
  Fax +44 (0)20 7436 6179
  Email clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.mrc.ac.uk
Date applied 06/04/2000
Last edited 12/04/2012
Date ISRCTN assigned 06/04/2000
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