Prevention of Osteoporosis in Men With Prostate Cancer
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00048841. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
Data is sourced from official ClinicalTrials.gov public API records. Always review the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for the latest information.
Brief summary
Reproduced verbatim from the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Not medical advice.
The purpose of this two year study is to examine the safety and effectiveness of alendronate (Fosamax) for the prevention of bone loss in men with prostate cancer who are on therapy to lower their testosterone levels. All men will receive appropriate calcium and vitamin D supplements and one to two years of alendronate therapy. Bone density tests will be done every six months.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00048841
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 112 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 50 Years to 85 Years
- Sex
- Male
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 30, 2002
- Primary completion
- Not listed
- Completion
- Nov 30, 2005
- Last update posted
- Mar 1, 2010
2002 – 2005
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osteoporosis Prevention & Treatment Center | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 15213-3221 | — |
Site contact phone numbers, emails, and investigator names are intentionally not displayed here. Open the official ClinicalTrials.gov record for site contact information.
About this trial record page
- What this page shows
- Public field values for ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00048841, including study identification, conditions, interventions, eligibility (age, sex, healthy volunteer), timeline, and U.S. site list.
- What this page does not do
- No medical advice, eligibility judgments, treatment recommendations, study quality scoring, or AI-generated medical summaries. No site contact phone numbers, emails, or investigator names.
- Where the data comes from
- Sourced from the official ClinicalTrials.gov public API. The official record is the source of truth.
- Last refresh
- Last update posted Mar 1, 2010 · Synced Sep 12, 2026
Related: full search, browse by condition, browse by drug or therapy, browse by sponsor, browse by U.S. city.
Open the official record
The complete protocol, eligibility criteria, and contact information for NCT00048841 live on ClinicalTrials.gov.