Osteoporosis in patients affected by Parkinson's disaease at the stages 1-2-3-4 following Hoehn and Yahr criteria MedDRA version: 14.1 Level: SOC Classification code 10028395 Term: Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders System Organ Class: 10028395 - Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
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Interventions
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Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ° males and females aged between 65 and 80 °patients affected by Parkinson's disease following international guidelines, in treatment with levodopa and/or dopamine agonists ° spine or femoral neck BMD T-score (using DXA) at least =65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: °patients in efficaciuos treatment with oral bisphosphonates or SERMS °patients in treatment with oestrogens, glucocorticoids, calcitonin during last 12 months ° previous femural osteoporotic fractures °patients affected by bone metabolic diseses othe than osteoporosis, osteomalacia, hyperparathyroidism, hypocalcemia ° affected by renal, cardiovascular or neoplastic diseases ° affected by neurological diuseases other than Parkinson's disease ° affected by Parkinson's disease at stages 0 and 5 following Hoehn and Yahr criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: To evaluate the safety and the improvement in lumbar BMD after 24 months of intramuscular neridronate at the monthly dose of 25 mg.;Secondary Objective: To evaluate the safety and the improvement in femural BMD after 24 months of intramuscular neridronate at the monthly dose pf 25 mg. To evaluate the ability of neridronate to prevent femural fractures in patients affected by Parkinson's disease. To evaluate the effects of intramuscular neridronate on markers of bone turnover in osteoporotic patients affected by Parkinson's disease. To evaluate the patients' adherence to the intramuscular treatment with neridronate.;Primary end point(s): IMprovement in luimbar BMD at 24 months | — |
Countries
Italy