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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01020253
Date of registration: 24/11/2009
Primary sponsor: Yokohama City University Medical Center
Public title: The Effectiveness of Two Osteoporosis Drugs on Prosthetic Bone Mineral Density (BMD) Loss After Total Hip Arthroplasty(THA) ETOD
Scientific title: A Comparison of Alendronate vs. Alfacalcidol Medication for the Preservation of Bone Mineral Density Around the Femoral Implant and in the Lumbar Spine After a Total Hip Arthroplasty
Date of first enrolment: January 2006
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01020253
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Japan
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- osteoarthritis of the hip

- patients after total hip arthroplasty

Exclusion Criteria:

- diseases related to bone metabolism

- patients taking drugs which affect bone metabolism



Age minimum: 44 Years
Age maximum: 82 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
Bone Density
Intervention(s)
Drug: alendronate, alfacalcidol
Primary Outcome(s)
DEXA QDR 2000, Hologic Co. [Time Frame: 1, 12, 24 and 48 weeks after operation]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
YCU07-122
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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