VERtebral Fracture Treatment Comparisons in Osteoporotic Women

Summary

The primary purpose of participation in this study is to answer whether teriparatide is superior to risedronate in reducing the occurrence of new vertebral fractures during 24 months of therapy.

Timeline

Start

2012-10

Primary completion

2016-07

Completion

2016-07

Publications

• Body JJ, Marin F, Kendler DL, Zerbini CAF, Lopez-Romero P, Moricke R, Casado E, Fahrleitner-Pammer A, Stepan JJ, Lespessailles E, Minisola S, Geusens P. Efficacy of teriparatide compared with risedronate on FRAX(R)-defined major osteoporotic fractures: results of the VERO clinical trial. Osteoporos Int. 2020 Oct;31(10):1935-1942. doi: 10.1007/s00198-020-05463-4. Epub 2020 May 30.
• Geusens P, Kendler DL, Fahrleitner-Pammer A, Lopez-Romero P, Marin F. Distribution of Prevalent and Incident Vertebral Fractures and Their Association with Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women in the Teriparatide Versus Risedronate VERO Clinical Trial. Calcif Tissue Int. 2020 Jun;106(6):646-654. doi: 10.1007/s00223-020-00683-6. Epub 2020 Mar 10.
• Minisola S, Marin F, Kendler DL, Geusens P, Zerbini CAF, Russo LA, Casado E, Fahrleitner-Pammer A, Stepan JJ, Lespessailles E, Moericke R, Bagur A, Lakatos P, Lopez-Romero P, Body JJ. Serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D and the risk of fractures in the teriparatide versus risedronate VERO clinical trial. Arch Osteoporos. 2019 Jan 18;14(1):10. doi: 10.1007/s11657-019-0561-x.
• Geusens P, Marin F, Kendler DL, Russo LA, Zerbini CA, Minisola S, Body JJ, Lespessailles E, Greenspan SL, Bagur A, Stepan JJ, Lakatos P, Casado E, Moericke R, Lopez-Romero P, Fahrleitner-Pammer A. Effects of Teriparatide Compared with Risedronate on the Risk of Fractures in Subgroups of Postmenopausal Women with Severe Osteoporosis: The VERO Trial. J Bone Miner Res. 2018 May;33(5):783-794. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.3384. Epub 2018 Feb 9.
• Kendler DL, Marin F, Zerbini CAF, Russo LA, Greenspan SL, Zikan V, Bagur A, Malouf-Sierra J, Lakatos P, Fahrleitner-Pammer A, Lespessailles E, Minisola S, Body JJ, Geusens P, Moricke R, Lopez-Romero P. Effects of teriparatide and risedronate on new fractures in post-menopausal women with severe osteoporosis (VERO): a multicentre, double-blind, double-dummy, randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2018 Jan 20;391(10117):230-240. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32137-2. Epub 2017 Nov 9.

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