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SuspendedNCT01734824Updated Sep 23, 2015

Treatment of Atraumatic Bone Marrow Edema With Denosumab and Teriparatide vs Placebo

A Phase 4 interventional study of Denosumab and Teriparatide in Bone Marrow Oedema Syndrome, High Turnover Bone Disease and Quality of Life, sponsored by Medical University of Vienna. Suspended at 1 site in Austria. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-09-23.

Sponsored by Medical University of Vienna · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was suspended
no patients randomized
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
90
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The etiology of bone marrow edema (BME) is still uncertain. Several studies report therapeutic success with antiresorptive drugs.

This study investigates antiresorptive and osteoanabolic drugs versus placebo in BME

Read the detailed description

Patients are assigned to receive either denosumab 60mg sc (once) or placebo or daily teriparatide sc for three months or placebo.

MRI examinations at baseline and after three months will be performed. Serum bone turnover markers will be evaluated as well as QoL questionnaires.

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Conditions studied

  • Bone Marrow Oedema Syndrome
  • High Turnover Bone Disease
  • Quality of Life

Keywords

  • bone marrow edema, denosumab, PTH 1-84
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In context

Bone Diseases

261 studies on the registry are indexed under Bone Diseases; 49 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 90 is above the median of 54 across 148 interventional studies indexed under Bone Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Medical University of Vienna is the lead sponsor of 1,076 studies on the registry; 177 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • MRI diagnosed bone marrow edema

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any prior antiresorptive or osteoanabolic treatment
  • any prior therapy with strontium ranelate
  • Hyper-/hypocalcemia
  • malignancies
  • pregnancy
  • and contraindication against denosumab or teriparatide
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
90 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Teriparatide

    daily subcutaneous injection of teriparatide 20µg for three months

    Drug: Teriparatide

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo Teriparatide

    daily subcutaneous teriparatide placebo injection

    Drug: Placebo Teriparatide

  • Active comparator
    Denosumab

    one subcutaneous injection of denosumab

    Drug: Denosumab

  • Active comparator
    Placebo Denosumab

    one subcutaneous injection of denosumab placebo

    Drug: Placebo Denosumab

Interventions

  • DrugDenosumab

    sc RANKL-inhibitor

    Also known as: Prolia

  • DrugTeriparatide

    daily subcutaneous injection of teriparatide

    Also known as: PTH 1-34

  • DrugPlacebo Denosumab

    one subcutaneous injection denosumab placebo

    Also known as: Prolia

  • DrugPlacebo Teriparatide

    daily subcutaneous placebo injection

    Also known as: PTH 1-34

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Reduction/termination of bone marrow edema with antiresorptive and osteoanabolic drugs

    MRI examination, fasting serum levels of bone turnover markers, QoL-questionnaire, VAS score

    Time frame: baseline - month 1 - month 3

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Study locations

1 site
  • Medical University Vienna - St. Vincent Hospital
    Vienna, 1060, Austria
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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 23, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01734824
Lead sponsor
Medical University of Vienna
Responsible party
Dr. Christian Muschitz (Principal Investigator, Medical University of Vienna) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 28, 2012
Start date
May 2012
Primary completion
Sep 2015 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 2015 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 23, 2015

Study contacts

Christian Muschitz, MD
principal investigator · Medical University of Vienna

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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