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Investigating the effect of Zolendronic acid in preventing osteoporosis in renal transplant patients

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effect of Zolendronic acid on trabecular bone score in lumbar vertebrae of patients after renal transplantation

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20181202041821N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2019-05-04
Start date
2018-12-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-05-21

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Conditions

osteoporosis. Osteoporosis with current pathological fracture

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 4 mg Zolendronic acid IV infusion in the first post transplant week. Intervention 2: Control group: 250 cc normal saline IV infusion in the first post transplant we

Sponsors

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: age:> 18 years, and receiving cadaveric kidney transplant

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: history of previous parathyroidectomy history of hyperthyroidism severe hyperparathyroidism (> 800 ng/ml) immobilization GFR less than 35 cc/min or serum creatinine more than 2 mg/dl in post-transplant period treatment with corticosteroids for more than 3 months before transplantation treatment with calcitonin and bisphosphonates 25 (OH) vitamin D3 level less than 10 ng/ml at the beginning of the study post- transplant hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia recieving calcitriol in post transplant period

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Trabecular bone score (TBS). Timepoint: 1- in the first post transplant month 2- 6 months after transplant. Method of measurement: Bone mass densitometer.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShahrokh Ezatzadegan Jahromi

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

shahrokhj@sums.ac.ir+98 71 3647 4332

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 8, 2026