Status:

TERMINATED

Treatment of Sarcopenia in Post-Hip Fracture Patients (0677-032)

Lead Sponsor:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Conditions:

Hip Fracture

Eligibility:

All Genders

60+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate an improvement in physical functional recovery, following administration of Drug for 24 weeks, in patients who have recently experienced a hip fracture. Thi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient has had surgery for a unilateral hip fracture, and is considered to be partially or fully weight bearing after the surgery
  • Surgical repair of the fracture has occurred no more than 4 days post hip fracture
  • Prior to starting the study medication, the patient is enrolled in a rehabilitation program (as an in-patient or as an out-patient)
  • Patient is judged to have been able to ambulate independently at home prior to their hip fracture (able to walk indoors in a familiar setting with little or no aid from another person)

Exclusion

  • Patient has an unstable medical condition
  • Patient has a hip fracture that is due to bone pathology other than osteoporosis (e.g., malignancy, or Paget's Disease), or major trauma (e.g. motor vehicle accident).
  • Patient has Type I diabetes
  • Patient has Type II diabetes with any of conditions;
  • Patient is currently taking more than one anti-hyperglycemic agent, or is taking a single combination anti-hyperglycemic drug containing more than one anti-hyperglycemic medication
  • Patient is currently receiving insulin. Note: A short-term course of insulin required for glycemic control post hip fracture surgery is not exclusionary
  • Patient has diabetic retinopathy
  • Patient is unwilling or unable to monitor glucose at home
  • Patient has been diagnosed with any neuromuscular or neurological disease causing muscle weakness
  • Patient has cancer, or had a diagnosis of any malignancy within the last 5 years, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer, or adequately treated in situ cervical cancer
  • Patient has active carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Patient was living in a nursing home prior to the hip fracture (Note: - Patients who were living in an assisted-living facility prior to the hip fracture are eligible for enrollment)
  • Patient was permanently wheelchair bound prior to the hip fracture

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

83 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00128115

Start Date

September 1 2005

End Date

August 1 2007

Last Update

January 20 2016

Active Locations (5)

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Msd Sharp & Dohme Gmbh

Haar, Germany, 85540

2

MSD (Norge) AS

Drammen, Norway, 3011

3

Merck Sharp & Dohme De Espana, S.A.E.

Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 28027

4

Merck Sharp & Dohme (Sweden) AB

Sollentuna, Sweden, 192 07