Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Alendronate Versus Placebo in the Treatment of HIV-associated Osteoporosis (ANRS120)

Lead Sponsor:

French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis

Conditions:

Osteoporosis

HIV Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Osteopenia and osteoporosis are being described more frequently in people with HIV infection. This study will test the efficacy of alendronate in comparison with a placebo after 2 years, in people wit...

Detailed Description

The purposes of this trial are: * To study the efficacy of alendronate in HIV-associated osteoporosis * To measure the prevalence of osteoporosis in HIV patients and to detect risk factors in a large...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Non-pregnant
  • Non menopausal women
  • Total femur BMD below -2.5 SD (T score) or lumbar spine BMD below -2.5 SD (T score) or BMD below -1 associated with a vertebral osteoporotic fracture (diminution of vertebral height over 20%)
  • HIV infection known for at least 5 years
  • CD4 cell count over 50/mm3
  • Karnofsky score over or equal to 70
  • Written informed consent.

Exclusion

  • Osteoporosis resulting from a cause other than HIV: vitamin D deficiency (in that case, after receiving high-dose calcium and vitamin D for 1 month, patients will be randomized without a new screening), renal failure, heart failure (NHYA class III or IV), treatment with glucocorticoid at a dose over or equal to 0.5mg/kg/d for 15 days or more at time of inclusion or during the previous 6 months; thyroid or other endocrine disease if untreated for more than 6 months; hypercalciuria
  • Testosterone below normal if treatment is hormonal
  • BMI below or equal to 18
  • Severe lung failure
  • Chronic alcohol intoxication
  • Ongoing opportunistic infection
  • Gastric ulcer of disease interfering with oesophageal motility in the previous 3 months
  • History of treatment for osteoporosis
  • History of malignancy in the previous 5 years (except skin cancer and Kaposi)
  • Cytotoxic chemotherapy or cytokine therapy
  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Breast feeding

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

November 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

140 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00120757

Start Date

October 1 2004

End Date

November 1 2008

Last Update

December 22 2011

Active Locations (3)

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Service de Medecine Interne hopital Avicenne

Bobigny, France, 93009 cedex

2

Service de Rhumatologie hopital Pitie-Salpetriere

Paris, France, 75013

3

Hôpital Necker service des Maladies Infectieuses

Paris, France, 75015