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OsteoporosisNCT01192893

Role of Oxytocin in Post-menopausal Osteoporosis: Evaluation on the Population of the OPUS Cohort

An observational study of Osteoporosis, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice at 1 site in France.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Oxytocin is a neurohypophysial hormone involved in several central and peripheral functions including parturition, milk let-down reflex and social behaviour. In vitro and animals studies have shown growing evidence that oxytocin plays a role in bone remodeling and osteoporosis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 55 to 79 years, women only
Conditions the study is for
Osteoporosis
How many people
1,000 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Jul 2011to Oct 2013
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 55 to 79 years
  • Women only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: OPUS is a prospective study of postmenopausal women recruited in the general population between April 1999 and April 2001 from five European centers (Aberdeen (UK), Berlin (Germany), Kiel (Germany), Paris (Hôpital Cochin, France), and Sheffield (UK)). Investigations were approved at each institution according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Written consent was obtained from all subjects. Each center recruited approximately 500 postmenopausal women comprising 100 individuals in each 5-yr age band between 55 and 79. Ninety-nine percent of subjects were of white ethnicity.

Who may be able to join

  • post-menopausal women,
  • able to undergo bone density,
  • without cognitive limitation,
  • Age at the time of inclusion: 55 -79y,
  • Written consent.

Who cannot join

  • Individuals were excluded because of inability to undergo bone densitometry or perform specified investigations or because of cognitive limitations

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

France1 site
  • Hôpital Archet 1

    Nice, 06200

Other trials in France

About this study

Oxytocin is a neurohypophysial hormone involved in several central and peripheral functions including parturition, milk let-down reflex and social behaviour. In vitro and animals studies have shown growing evidence that oxytocin plays a role in bone remodeling and osteoporosis. The investigators have previously show in a small sample of post-menopausal women with severe osteoporosis (n=20) compare to healthy control (n=16) that oxytocin serum level is significantly decreased, independently of leptin and estradiol, that are known to modulate oxytocin secretion. Thus, oxytocin appears as a new interesting factor in the osteoporosis pathophysiology. The aim of the present study is to confirm the relationships between bone status, evaluated by bone mineral density and prevalent fragility fractures, body composition and oxytocin serum levels on a large population. The investigators will also determine if the relationship between bone mineral density and oxytocin is independent of estradiol and leptin in this population and evaluate the relationships between oxytocin serum level and co-morbidities such as cardiovascular diseases, depression and dementia. Theses analysis will be done on the serum already available of 1000 women of the international OPUS cohort. Bone mineral density, body composition analysis by Dual energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA), estradiol and clinical data are already available. The investigators will select women, aged from 55 to 79 y at the time of inclusion.

Conditions
Osteoporosis
Medical subject headings
Osteoporosis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT01192893
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
OPUSOPUS is a prospective study of postmenopausal women recruited in the general population between April 1999 and April 2001 from five European centers (Aberdeen (UK), Berlin (Germany), Kiel (Germany), Paris (Hospital Cochin, France), and Sheffield (UK)). Investigations were approved at each institution according to the Declaration of Helsinki. Written consent was obtained from all subjects. Each center recruited approximately 500 postmenopausal women comprising 100 individuals in each 5-yr age band between 55 and 79. Ninety-nine percent of subjects were of white ethnicity.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. oxytocin serum levels

    oxytocin serum levels, measured by radio-immuno assay, at the spine and the hip in post-menopausal women

    Measured: at time = 0

  2. bone mineral density

    bone mineral density, measured by dual X ray absorptiometry at the spine and the hip in post-menopausal women

    Measured: at time = 0

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Estradiol serum level

    Estradiol serum level, body composition (lean mass and fat mass), measured by dual X ray absorptiometry, clinical data (age, age of menopause, previous family history of hip fracture, personal prevalent osteoporotic fractures, prevalent cardiovascular disease, depression and dementia)

    Measured: at time = 0

  2. leptin serum level

    Leptinserum level, body composition (lean mass and fat mass), measured by dual X ray absorptiometry, clinical data (age, age of menopause, previous family history of hip fracture, personal prevalent osteoporotic fractures, prevalent cardiovascular disease, depression and dementia)

    Measured: at time = 0

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted1 Sep 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2011
  3. Primary completionOct 2011
  4. Study completionOct 2013

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrolment
1,000 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01192893
Sponsor's protocol ID
10-PP-07
Status last verified
Aug 2015
First submitted
31 Aug 2010
Last updated
14 Aug 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Breuil V, Fontas E, Chapurlat R, Panaia-Ferrari P, Yahia HB, Faure S, Euller-Ziegler L, Amri EZ, Szulc P. Oxytocin and bone status in men: analysis of the MINOS cohort. Osteoporos Int. 2015 Dec;26(12):2877-82. doi: 10.1007/s00198-015-3201-3. Epub 2015 Jun 25.

    PubMed 26109496
  • Breuil V, Panaia-Ferrari P, Fontas E, Roux C, Kolta S, Eastell R, Ben Yahia H, Faure S, Gossiel F, Benhamou CL, Euller-Ziegler L, Amri EZ. Oxytocin, a new determinant of bone mineral density in post-menopausal women: analysis of the OPUS cohort. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Apr;99(4):E634-41. doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-4126. Epub 2014 Jan 21.

    PubMed 24446658

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Osteoporosis, run by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice at 1 site in France.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Aug 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

oxytocin serum levels (time frame: at time = 0). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01192893, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Aug 2015.

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