Acute Hip Fracture Study in Patients 65 Years or Greater

Completed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Hip Fractures

In brief

This is a randomized, double-blind, parallel group, placebo-controlled, multicenter study to investigate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of VK5211 after 12 weeks of treatment. Males and females ≥65 years old who are ambulatory and recovering from a hip fracture will be eligible for participation 3-7 weeks post-injury.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02578095

Run by

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

People needed

108

Starts

2015-10-30

Expected to finish

2017-12-17

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-29

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Males or females ≥65 years old who are recovering from a hip fracture (occurring 3-7 weeks prior) with no residual surgical issues will be eligible for participation.

You may not qualify if…

• Pathological fracture (e.g. fracture due to Paget's disease of bone, malignancy, etc.). Fracture due to postmenopausal osteoporosis is not considered pathological for this trial.

Where it is running

• Duurga Clinical Service — Yorba Linda, California, United States
• Orthopedic Research Institute — Boynton Beach, Florida, United States
• Infinite Clinical Research — Doral, Florida, United States
• Shrock Orthopedic Research, LLC — Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
• Center for Advanced Research & Education — Gainesville, Georgia, United States
• Orthopaedic Association of Michigan — Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
• University of Wisconsin Osteoporosis Clinical Research Program — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
• Szent János Kórház és Észak budai Egyesített Kórházak Traumatológiai és Kézsebészeti Osztály — Budapest, Hungary
• MH Egészségügyi Központ Baleseti Sebészeti Osztály — Budapest, Hungary
• Szent Margit Kórház, Mozgásszervi Rehabilitációs Osztály — Budapest, Hungary
• Petz Aladár Megyei Oktató Kórház Mozgásszervi Rehabilitációs Osztály — Győr, Hungary
• Jósa András Oktató Kórház Traumatológiai és Kézsebészeti Osztály — Nyíregyháza, Hungary
• SZTE ÁOK Traumatológiai Klinika — Szeged, Hungary
• Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Bucuresti ("Floreasca") — Bucharest, Romania
• Spitalul Universitar de Urgenţă — Bucharest, Romania
• Spitalul Clinic Judeţean de Urgenţe, Sfȃntul Spiridon — Iași, Romania
• Institut za Ortopedsko-hirurške bolesti Banjica — Belgrade, Serbia
• Klinički Centar Srbije — Belgrade, Serbia
• Hospital Center "Bezanijska kosa" Department for Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology — Belgrade, Serbia
• Clinical Center Kragujevac Department for Orthopedics and Traumatology — Kragujevac, Serbia
• Clinical Centre of Vojvodina Department for Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology — Novi Sad, Serbia

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