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Dose-ranging Trial of OPC-249 Powder Inhalation in Patients With Pain Due to Osteoporosis

Dose-ranging Trial of OPC-249 Powder Inhalation in Patients With Pain Due to Osteoporosis

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00504426
Enrollment
101
Registered
2007-07-20
Start date
2007-07-31
Completion date
2009-05-31
Last updated
2014-01-30

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pain Due to Osteoporosis

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy and safety of OPC-249 by once daily inhalation at 0 (placebo), 30, 60 or 120 IU for 4 weeks in patients with pain due to osteoporosis.

Interventions

DRUGOPC-249

1 pugh/day for 4 weeks (30 IU, 60IU, or 90IU)

Sponsors

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
46 Years to 79 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients who fulfill all of the following items * Patients with primary osteoporosis * Patients who have existing 1-4 vertebral fractures * Patients with back pain persisting for one week or more * Postmenopausal women between 46 and less than 80 years of age

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain (Subjective Symptom)Baseline and Week 4Change of pain measured by 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) at week4 from baseline. Regarding VAS (dotted onto a 100 mm line), 0 mm means No Pain and 100 mm means Worst Pain Imaginable.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Improvement Rate of Pain (Doctor's Judgment)Baseline and Week 4Percentage of participants qualified for improvement of pain by doctor's judgement. Qualification: stopped or almost stopped, alleviated, slightly alleviated, unchanged, worsend. Improvement defind by stopped or almost stopped or alleviated.

Countries

Japan

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Placebo
Placebo of OPC-249/vial
32
OPC-249 (30IU)
30 IU of OPC-249/vial
23
OPC-249 (60IU)
60 IU of OPC-249/vial
22
OPC-249 (120IU)
120 IU of OPC-249/vial
24
Total101

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003
Overall StudyAdverse Event0020
Overall StudyProtocol Violation1120
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject2000

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicOPC-249 (30IU)OPC-249 (60IU)PlaceboOPC-249 (120IU)Total
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
21 Participants20 Participants28 Participants22 Participants91 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
2 Participants2 Participants4 Participants2 Participants10 Participants
Age, Continuous73.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.1
73.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.9
71.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6
72.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.9
72.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.9
Region of Enrollment
Japan
23 participants22 participants32 participants24 participants101 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
23 Participants22 Participants32 Participants24 Participants101 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
9 / 329 / 236 / 224 / 24
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 321 / 230 / 220 / 24

Outcome results

Primary

Pain (Subjective Symptom)

Change of pain measured by 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS) at week4 from baseline. Regarding VAS (dotted onto a 100 mm line), 0 mm means No Pain and 100 mm means Worst Pain Imaginable.

Time frame: Baseline and Week 4

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
PlaceboPain (Subjective Symptom)-37.8 mmStandard Deviation 28.7
OPC-249 (30IU)Pain (Subjective Symptom)-24.5 mmStandard Deviation 27.3
OPC-249 (60IU)Pain (Subjective Symptom)-40.5 mmStandard Deviation 26.2
OPC-249 (120IU)Pain (Subjective Symptom)-29.0 mmStandard Deviation 23.7
Secondary

Improvement Rate of Pain (Doctor's Judgment)

Percentage of participants qualified for improvement of pain by doctor's judgement. Qualification: stopped or almost stopped, alleviated, slightly alleviated, unchanged, worsend. Improvement defind by stopped or almost stopped or alleviated.

Time frame: Baseline and Week 4

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
PlaceboImprovement Rate of Pain (Doctor's Judgment)69.0 Percentage of Participants
OPC-249 (30IU)Improvement Rate of Pain (Doctor's Judgment)59.1 Percentage of Participants
OPC-249 (60IU)Improvement Rate of Pain (Doctor's Judgment)77.8 Percentage of Participants
OPC-249 (120IU)Improvement Rate of Pain (Doctor's Judgment)66.7 Percentage of Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026