DPBRN Retrospective Cohort Study of Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

Retrospective Cohort Study of ONJ

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01201330

Enrollment

572606

Registered

2010-09-14

Start date

2007-01-31

Completion date

2008-05-31

Last updated

2011-06-16

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

Conditions

Osteonecrosis of the Jaw

Keywords

ONJ

Brief summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of ONJ in the patient population of 2 large HMOs and study the risk factors associated with the development of this condition.

Detailed description

The electronic database from Kaiser Permanente and HealthParnters of Minnesota were used to identify all ONJ cases that occured between 1994 and 2006 and then demographic, social and medical risk factors possibly associated with the disease were abstracted and analyzed.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

41 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* ONJ sufferers and control biphosphonate users older than 40, of any gender, race and ethnic origin

Countries

United States

Outcome results