drugset / Trial / NCT00302627

Pamidronate, Vitamin D, and Calcium for the Bone Disease of Kidney and Heart Transplantation

NCT00302627

NaSingle-groupOpen-labelTreatment

Summary

Bone is lost rapidly and fractures occur in 10-20% of patients who receive organ transplants within 2 years. The purpose of this study is to evaluate long-term effects of a pamidronate-vitamin D-calcium regimen on bone loss, fractures, and safety in recipients of kidney and heart transplants.

Timeline

Start
1999-01
Primary completion
2002-11
Completion
2002-11

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Calcium carbonate Other / unclassified 1500 mg
Subject Pamidronate Small molecule 60 mg Intravenous
Subject Pamidronate Small molecule 90 mg Intravenous
Subject Vitamin D Other / unclassified 800 iu