Status:

RECRUITING

Preoperative Teriparatide Use on Insertional Torque of Pedicle Screws for Lumbar Fusion Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

Osteoporosis

Fusion of Spine, Lumbar Region

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-100 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This project aims to investigate any difference of insertional torque strength for osteoporotic patients with preoperative 1-month teriparatide injections versus those without. The increased insertion...

Detailed Description

For this project, adult patients (\>40 years) undergoing lumbar spinal fusion will be randomized to undergo teriparatide treatment for 1 month prior to surgery. Patients will have their baseline BMD a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients must be osteoporotic: baseline BMD assessed by DEXA scan must be considered as osteoporotic (\>2.5 SD from sex-matched young adult, or previous vertebral and/or femoral fractures) and indicated for spinal fusion surgery

Exclusion

  • Paget disease of bone, high laboratory tests for serum alkaline phosphatase or calcium, previous radiation treatment or fusion surgery to lumbar spine, bone tumors, metabolic bone disease, and hypersensitivity to teriparatide

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

192 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03770338

Start Date

March 1 2019

End Date

June 30 2025

Last Update

December 6 2024

Active Locations (3)

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Jason Pui Yin Cheung

Hong Kong, Please Select An Option Below, Hong Kong

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Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

3

Queen Mary Hospital

Hong Kong, Hong Kong