About this trial

This study is a 1:1 randomized controlled trial with an intervention for 18 months and a follow up period of 12 months. The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of recombinant human parathyroid hormone for treatment of adynamic bone disorder in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age ≥18 years

CKD stage 4-5D (eGFR ≤29 ml/min) according to Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes(KDIGO) definition

DXA scan with a T-score at the total hip, femoral neck or lumbar spine (L1-4) ≤-2 (or Z-score ≤-2) in a minimum of 2 vertebraes (for patients with active oral prednisolone treatment ≥ 5 mg/day for minimum 3 months the T-score or Z-score limit i < -1) and/or former fragility fracture (vertebral, hip, for- or upper arm, ankle) assessed with VFA or x-ray of the columna

Patients with expected adynamic bone disorder, based on BSAP≤21 µg/l or biopsy-verified low bone turnover

Disqualifiers

Hypercalcemia defined as sustained ionized calcium >1.35 mmol/l

Previous fracture withon the last 6 months *Patients may be rescreened after the 6 months

Previous calciphylaxis

Thyroid disturbances not adequately treated based on the opinion by the clinician *Patients may be rescreened after treatment optimization

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Teriparatide
  • DXA,VFA, X-ray, HR-pQCT, 18-F NAF PET/CT
  • Bone biopsy
  • Cardiac tests
  • Blood and urine samples and physical examination

Treatment groups

48 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

4
Aalborg University Hospital9000, Aalborg Denmark
Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen2820, Gentofte Municipality Denmark
Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Herlev Hospital2730, Herlev Denmark
Odense University Hospital5000, Odense Denmark

Sponsors and collaborators

Ditte Hansen

Lead sponsor

Herlev Hospital

Sponsor institution

Odense University Hospital

Collaborator

Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen

Collaborator

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Collaborator

Aalborg University Hospital

Collaborator