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A Study of Alendronate Sodium Vitamin D3 Tablets on Knee Osteoarthritis

The Effect of Alendronate Sodium Vitamin D3 Tablets on Knee Joint Structure and Knee Osteoarthritis Pain: A Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Study.

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04739592
Enrollment
60
Registered
2021-02-04
Start date
2021-07-07
Completion date
2024-07-31
Last updated
2022-04-22

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Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of alendronate sodium vitamin D3 tablets compared with placebo on the improvement of joint structure and joint pain in participants with knee osteoarthritis. The treatment period of this study is one year and followed-up period is 2 years. The results of knee joint MRI will be evaluated by using the WORMS score.

Detailed description

This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study This study is planned to commence after obtaining Ethics Committee approval. participants will be randomised to a one-year course of alendronate sodium vitamin D3 tablets or placebo. 1:1 double blinded randomisation will be undertaken. This study plans to enroll 60 participants and will be carried out in three domestic centers (Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Zhongshan Hospital and The Third Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University) with a follow-up period of 2 years. As the main goal of this exploratory study is to evaluate the effect of alendronate sodium vitamin D3 tablets compared with placebo on the improvement of joint structure and joint pain in participants with knee osteoarthritis. The primary outcome measure is WORMS score of knee joint MRI at 6 months and 12 months.

Interventions

DRUGalendronate sodium vitamin D3 tablets

once per week for one year

DRUGPlacebo

once per week for one year

Sponsors

CSPC Ouyi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

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

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients with significant knee pain (pain score≥40mm on the 100mmVAS scale); 2. Male or female patients, between 50-75 years old; 3. MRI suggests bone marrow edema-like lesions; 4. Knee osteoarthritis (in accordance with the diagnostic criteria of American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and Chinese Orthopaedic Association); 5. Kellgren-Lawrence gradingⅠorⅡin X-ray;

Exclusion criteria

1. Other forms of active arthritis (such as rheumatoid arthritis or other inflammatory arthritis); 2. Taken non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and central analgesics (such as opioids) within two weeks; 3. Liver function ALT or AST is 1.5 times the upper limit of normal; creatinine clearance \<35ml/min; 4. Pregnancy or suckling; 5. Serious heart disease, endocrine, digestive, mental, nervous system diseases or cancer; 6. Active ulcers and a history of upper gastrointestinal bleeding; 7. Esophageal motility disorders, such as esophageal tardiness or stenosis; 8. Renal dysfunction or osteomalacia; 9. Tobacco addiction (mean 10 cigarettes per day or more) or/and alcohol addiction (mean 50ml per day or more); 10. Fresh fracture in the last six months; 11. Serious illnesses and life expectancy\<2 years; 12. Allergic to study drugs; 13. Used any study drug or device within 30 days before randomization or within the drug half-life (whichever is longer); 14. Failure to take medication as required; 15. Replacement surgery in the near future; 16. Contraindications to MRI scans (e.g. implanted pacemakers, metal sutures, shrapnel or iron filings in the eyes, claustrophobia, knees too large to use coils); 17. Sensitive to or unsuitable for X-ray exposure (e.g. aplastic anemia, etc); 18. Poor dental health or dental surgery in the near future.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
WORMS score of knee joint MRIThe sixth monthWORM score of participants at the sixth month after enrollment

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
WORMS score of knee joint MRIThe 24th monthWORM score of patients at the 24th month after enrollment
Pain intensity and symptom recordThe second weekPain intensity and symptom record of patients at the second week after enrollment
Quality of life (the MOS item short from health survey,SF-36 )The third monthSF-36 scale of patients at the third month after enrollment
bone density (lumbar spine, hip joint and knee joint)The 12th monthbone density of patients at the 12th month after enrollment
Risk of knee replacementThe 12th monthRisk of knee replacement of patients at the 12th month after enrollment
Kellgren & Lawrence(KL) grading ScoreThe 12th monthKL-grading Score of patients at the 12th month after enrollment, 0 to Ⅳ, higher scores mean a worse outcome
Serum IL-6, TNF-a, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive proteinThe third monthSerum inflammatory factor of patients at the third month after enrollment, IL-6 and TNF-a were measured in pg/ml,erythrocyte sedimentation rate was measured in mm/h, C-reactive protein was measured in mg/dL.

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactHuiming Peng
penghuiming@139.com13601276089

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026