Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:29 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:29 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01465568
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Women or adult men (\>18 years of age) with various medical diseases requiring long-term prednisolone treatment. Pre-menopausal women should have no plan for pregnancy within 2 years of study entry and agree to practice contraception during this 2-year period.
2. A daily dose of prednisolone (or equivalent) of more than 2.5mg within 3 months of study entry.
3. Having received oral bisphosphonate treatment for at least 2 years.
4. Suboptimal response to bisphosphonate treatment, defined as either one of the following: (1) failure of lumbar spine, femoral neck or total hip BMD values to increase; (2) values of lumbar spine, femoral neck or total hip BMD remain osteoporotic, ie. T scores \< -2.5 or Z scores \< -2.0; or (3) development of new fragility vertebral or non-vertebral fractures despite at least 2 years' treatment with good compliance.
5. Informed consent from patients.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Patients with previous use of denosumab or teriparatide.
2. Premenopausal women who plan for pregnancy within 2 years of study entry or who do not agree for contraception within this 2-year period.
3. Patients with known bone disorders such as osteomalacia, renal osteodystrophy, and hyperparathyroidism.
4. Patients with unexplained hypocalcemia.
5. Patients with serum creatinine level of \>=200umol/L.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01465568
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01465568