Clinical trials: Osteoporosis With AFf
Atypical Femur Fracture, Atypical Subtrochanteric Fracture
Atypical Fracture Cohort Study
Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by increased bone fragility and deteriorating bone micro-architecture. The main consequence of osteoporosis is low-trauma fractures, most often of the hip, spine and wrist.
- Conditions
- Atypical Femur Fracture, Atypical Subtrochanteric Fracture, Osteoporosis With AFf
- Trial name
- NCT01747291
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Osteoporosis, With or Without Treatment, Bisphosphonate Treatment
Biomarker Identification in Orthopaedic & Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Subjects to Identify Risks of Bisphosphonate Use
Bisphosphonates are drugs that prevent bone loss by blocking the activity of cells that normally resorb bone. The most common examples of these drugs are Boniva and Fosamax.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, With or Without Treatment, Bisphosphonate Treatment, Atypical Femur Fracture, Bisphosphonate Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaws (BRONJ)
- Trial name
- NCT01875458
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 314 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania