Study of the Experience of Patients With Osteoporosis Using the Forteo B Pen to Self Administer Once Daily Teriparatide Therapy

Completed · Phase 3

Conditions studied: Osteoporosis

In brief

This study is being conducted to collect information from subjects with osteoporosis regarding their experience using the Forteo B Pen to self-administer teriparatide in the community setting. Information collected during this study will be used to assess the need for changes to the Forteo B-Pen User Manual and patient educational tools. Additionally, the information generated from patients during this trial will be reviewed to assess the acceptability of the Forteo B Pen for commercial launch.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00577863

Run by

Eli Lilly and Company

People needed

200

Starts

2008-01-01

Expected to finish

2008-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-07-22

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Men with primary or hypogonadal osteoporosis or postmenopausal women with osteoporosis in the opinion of the investigator. Subjects must be at high risk for fracture in the opinion of the investigator.
• Willing to be trained and use the pen-injector daily to the satisfaction of study site personnel.
• Able to read, understand, and respond to self-administered questionnaires.
• Without language barrier, cooperative, and expected to return for all follow-up procedures.
• Have provided written informed consent to participate in this study, according to local regulations after being informed of the risks, medications, and procedures to be used in the study.

You may not qualify if…

• Any disease of sufficient severity to preclude treatment with teriparatide or participation in and completion of the study as defined by the investigator.
• Having laboratory values, such as elevated serum calcium, precluding teriparatide treatment as defined by the investigator.
• Subjects who have an increased baseline risk of osteosarcoma, including those with: Paget's disease of the bone or unexplained elevations of alkaline phosphatase, children and young adults with open epiphyses, and subjects who have received external beam or implant radiation therapy involving the skeleton.
• History of malignant neoplasms in the 5 years prior to study entry, with the exception of superficial basal cell carcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin that has been definitively treated, or history of carcinoma in situ of the cervix or uterus.

Where it is running

• For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Huntsville, Alabama, United States
• For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Montgomery, Alabama, United States
• For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Peoria, Arizona, United States
• For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Beverly Hills, California, United States
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• For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal physician. — Danville, Virginia, United States
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