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The DENOCHARCOT Trial

Efficacy of Treatment With DENOsumab of an Acute CHARCOT Foot in Patients With Diabetes. A Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04547348
Enrollment
38
Registered
2020-09-14
Start date
2020-11-01
Completion date
2026-10-01
Last updated
2024-08-07

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

Conditions

Charcot Foot, Diabetes Mellitus

Brief summary

The aim of the present trial is to assess the efficacy of treatment of acute Charcot foot in diabetes patients with Prolia® on clinical relevant Outcomes in a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Detailed description

After giving informed consent and being enrolled, patients will be randomized to one of two group given either Denosumab treatment or injection with placebo. The patients will then undergo a 52 week follow up with regular controls to asses if clinical signs of Charcot is in remission, which will be verified using relevant radiological modalities. Upon final visit the patients will be examined using radiology, blood samples, biothesiometry and objective examinations, following up on the same examinations being made upon inclusion. Primary outcome will be time until full remission of the Charcot foot defined as clinical healing (The acute Charcot foot is clinically healed when the temperature difference at the site maximum temperature on the affected Charcot foot is \< 2 degrees Celsius compared to the similar site on the contra-lateral foot, measured using an infrared thermometer, and edema and redness of the skin has subsided) followed up by radiological signs of healing.

Interventions

Injections made subcutaneously per standard description

Sponsors

Ole Lander Svendsen
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age 18-80 years * Type 1 or type 2 diabetes (diagnosed diabetes for more than 3 months) * Diagnosed with acute Charcot foot defined as a unilateral red, swollen and warm foot, with a difference of skin temperature of more than 2 °C compared with the unaffected foot and with sign of Charcot on either x-rays of the foot, MRI, bone scintigram or PET/CT. * Peripheral neuropathy: Previously diagnosed and/or biothesiometri: \> 25 V or lack of sensation of 10 grams monofilament on 1. toe at the acute Charcot foot.

Exclusion criteria

* Duration of the acute Charcot foot for more than 3 months (at the screening visit). * Existing foot ulcer on the affected foot * Previous acute or chronic Charcot of the affected foot * Planned surgery on the acute Charcot foot * Infection (cellulitis or osteomyelitis) of the affected foot (clinically and/or radiologically proven) * Previous midfoot or proximal to mid foot amputation of the affected foot * Hypocalcemia (Serum Calcium \<2.1 mmol/L or Calcium ion \< 1.12 mmol/L) * Vitamin D deficiency (Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D \< 50 nmol/L) * Renal failure (serum creatinine \>200 mmol/L or eGFR \< 30 ml/min). * Treatment with Denosumab within the last 12 months. • Have a known hypersensitivity to Denosumab • History of osteonecrosis of the jaw. * Poor oral hygiene, which is defined as within 3 months of a tooth extraction, dental implants or mandibular surgery * Planned mandibular surgery or dental implants within the next 12 months. * Prior non-traumatic vertebral fracture * Treatment with medication known to affect bones within the last 12 months (such as bisphosphonates, Forsteo®, calcitonin, Protelos®, selective estrogen receptor modulators, glucocorticoids and sex hormones) * Active or chronic liver disease \*Chronic liver disease is defined as clinical history of decompensated chronic liver disease (ascites, encephalopathy or variceal bleeding) \*Acute Liver disease is defined as an INR of \> 1.5 (in the absence of the use of Warfarin) and AST and ALT \> 2 x ULN * History of inflammatory arthropathies (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, autoimmune arthropathy) * Pre-existing medical condition judged to preclude safe participation in the study * Current treatment with cytotoxic drugs or with systemically administered glucocorticoids * Abuse of alcohol or drugs, or presence of any condition that in the Investigators opinion may lead to poor adherence to study protocol * Pregnancy, breast feeding or planning pregnancy or not using adequate contraceptive methods. The following contraceptive products are considered to be safe: Intrauterine devices or hormonal contraception (oral contraceptive pills, implants, transdermal patches, vaginal rings or long-acting injections). * Likely inability to comply with the visits because of planned activity * Use of any investigational product with the last month. * Use of any drug or any other reason which in the Investigator's opinion could interfere with the outcome of the treatment of the acute Charcot foot. * Cancer, or any clinically significant disease or disorder, except for conditions associated to the diabetes, which in the Investigator's opinion could interfere with the results of the trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time until remission52 weeksTime from first injection of IP until the time point where the acute Charcot foot is clinically healed/in remission, ie. the temperature difference at the site maximum temperature on the affected Charcot foot is \< 2 degrees Celsius compared to the similar site on the contra-lateral foot, measured using an infrared thermometer, and edema and redness of the skin has subsided - at two subsequent visits 4 weeks apart. The off-loading regime will be continued until the second visit. The first of the two visits is the timepoint of healing of the acute Charcot foot.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Fraction of healing on X-rays and MRI (or PET/CT or Scintigram) at the time of clinical healing and at the End of trial.52 weeks
Number of relapses (defined as need for/prescription of off- loading with cast of the Charcot foot again)52 weeks
Time without relapse (the time from clinical healing/remission to the relapse or to End of Trial at 12 months).52 weeks
Number of patients with development of complications to the acute Charcot foot, as well as number of development of foot ulcer, deformity, need for special footwear or surgery and fractures of bones in the foot, respectively.52 weeks
Fraction of clinical healed participants at each study visit.52 weeks
Changes in markers of bone turnover (CTX and P1NP)52 weeks
Changes in markers of glycemic control (HbA1c)52 weeks
Incidence of Adverse Events and Serious Adverse Events52 weeks
Changes in BMD (lumbar spine, hip)52 weeks

Countries

Denmark

Contacts

Primary ContactOle Lander Svendsen, MD
Ole.Lander.Svendsen@regionh.dk+4521490547
Backup ContactMichael Zaucha Sørensen, MD
mzs@dadlnet.dk+4526836584

Outcome results

None listed

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