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Phase II Randomized Study of Alendronate Sodium for Osteopenia in Patients With Gaucher's Disease
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development, March 2000
Sponsors and Collaborators: FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Information provided by: FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004488
  Purpose

OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine the efficacy of alendronate sodium in treating osteopenia (generalized bone density and focal bone lesions) in patients with Gaucher's disease.


Condition Intervention Phase
Gaucher's Disease
Osteopenia
Drug: alendronate sodium
Drug: calcium carbonate
Drug: cholecalciferol
Phase II

Genetics Home Reference related topics: cholesteryl ester storage disease Farber lipogranulomatosis Gaucher disease long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase deficiency mitochondrial trifunctional protein deficiency primary carnitine deficiency
MedlinePlus related topics: Gaucher's Disease
Drug Information available for: Alendronate Alendronate sodium Calcium gluconate Calcium carbonate Cholecalciferol
U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Further study details as provided by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development:

Estimated Enrollment: 82
Study Start Date: October 1998
Detailed Description:

PROTOCOL OUTLINE:

This is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study.

All patients receive oral calcium carbonate and cholecalciferol daily. Patients are randomized to receive oral alendronate sodium or placebo daily for 24 months.

Patients are followed every 6 months for 2 years.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 50 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

PROTOCOL ENTRY CRITERIA:

--Disease Characteristics--

Diagnosis of type 1 Gaucher's disease enzymatically proven to have acid beta glucosidase deficiency

Must have been on stable dose (8-60 U/kg/every 2 weeks) of alglucerase enzyme therapy (Cerezyme or Ceredase) for at least 24 months

Lumbar spine bone density below the mean for age, sex, and race

--Prior/Concurrent Therapy--

At least 6 months since prior medications that directly affect skeletal metabolism including, but not limited to, bisphosphonates, calcitonin, parathyroid hormone, or estrogen

--Patient Characteristics--

Renal: No chronic renal failure; No recurrent renal stones

Esophageal: No history of dysphagia; No frequent heartburn; No esophagitis requiring treatment

Other: No untreated hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism; No concurrent hyperparathyroidism; No concurrent malignancy; No history of alcohol or drug abuse; Not pregnant; Negative pregnancy test; Fertile patients must use effective contraception

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00004488

Locations
United States, Ohio
Children's Hospital Medical Center - Cincinnati Recruiting
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229-3039
Contact: Richard J. Wenstrup     800-647-4805        
Wright State University School of Medicine Recruiting
Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45401
Contact: Shumei S. Guo     513-873-2933        
Israel
Shaare Zedek Medical Center Recruiting
Jerusalem, Israel, 91031
Contact: Ari Zimran     972-2-6555-111        
Sponsors and Collaborators
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Investigators
Study Chair: Richard J. Wenstrup Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
  More Information

Study ID Numbers: 199/14269, CHMC-C-FDR001537, CHMC-C-498
Study First Received: October 18, 1999
Last Updated: June 23, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00004488  
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by FDA Office of Orphan Products Development:
Gaucher's disease
inborn errors of metabolism
rare disease
sphingolipidoses

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Cholecalciferol
Sphingolipidoses
Metabolic Diseases
Lysosomal Storage Diseases
Rare Diseases
Sphingolipidosis
Central Nervous System Diseases
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Calcium Carbonate
Brain Diseases
Bone Diseases
Calcium, Dietary
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Lymphatic Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
Alendronate
Lipidoses
Brain Diseases, Metabolic, Inborn
Metabolic disorder
Gaucher Disease
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Brain Diseases, Metabolic

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Reticuloendotheliosis
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Lysosomal Storage Diseases, Nervous System
Growth Substances
Vitamins
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Nervous System Diseases
Bone Density Conservation Agents
Antacids
Micronutrients
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009