Osteoporosis, Postmenopause
Conditions
Keywords
osteoporosis, postmenopausal women, Severe postmenopausal osteoporosis
Brief summary
The objectives of the study are * to describe the quality of life at the beginning of the Preotact® treatment and at the end of the observational period (Qualeffo-41 questionnaire) * pain assessment at the beginning of the Preotact® treatment and at the end of the observational period (VAS score) * to describe bone mineral density at the beginning of the Preotact® treatment and at the end of the observational period (T-Score) * to describe incidence of bone fractures caused by osteoporosis as well as of other pathological findings of the skeleton after the beginning of the Preotact® treatment * to describe serum level of calcium and the bone resorption marker desoxypyridinoline (DPD) and N- respectively C-terminal crosslink-telopeptide (CTX and NTX) at the beginning of the Preotact® treatment and at the end of the observational period (only in subgroup of patients, where the physician sees a need to measure these parameters) * to document all adverse drug reactions after the beginning of the Preotact® treatment * the analysis of subgroups with different risk for bone fractures caused by osteoporosis at the beginning of the Preotact® treatment * to assess the manageability and functioning of the Pen system for injection of Preotact® (self administered questionnaire)
Interventions
Patients with severe postmenopausal osteoporosis
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Inclusion requires that Preotact® is prescribed in accordance with the SPC and that the stated contraindications are strictly considered. * Caution should be taken by the treating Physician concerning any precautions, warnings and potential drug interactions stated in the SPC. * No further inclusion or exclusion parameters are defined. The decision for the individual application of Preotact® will be strictly made by the physicians.
Countries
Germany