Osteoporosis
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary objective of this study is to assess the impact of physician's reinforcement using bone marker data on the subject's compliance (at least 50% drug taken) and persistence on treatment after one year in postmenopausal osteoporotic women.
Interventions
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Ambulatory women, * Caucasian, Oriental or Multiracial * not previously diagnosed for osteoporosis.
Exclusion criteria
* Females of black descent and for the US african american are excluded because of the very low incidence of postmenopausal osteoporosis * and having used oral or parenteral glucocorticoids (\>= 5 mg prednisone or equivalent per day) within 3 months of starting study drug or for more than one month within six months prior to study entry. The above information is not intended to contain all considerations relevant to a patient's potential participation in a clinical trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the impact of physician's reinforcement using bone marker data on the treatment adherence of women with PMO. | collected at week 10 and 22 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| to establish the profile of the unrecognized osteoporotic woman (PVD-, RF-) using a risk factor questionnaire for osteoporosis | During the study conduct |
| to assess the decrease of type I collagen breakdown products(urinary NTX and serum CTX) | after 10 and 22 weeks of treatment |
| To assess the change in BMD of both total hip and lumbar spine; | at week 52 compared to baseline |
| osteoporosis-related genotyping. | During the study conduct |