Efficacy and safety of single-dose zoledronic acid for osteoporosis in frail elderly women: a randomized clinical trial.
Efficacy and safety of single-dose zoledronic acid for osteoporosis in frail elderly women: a randomized clinical trial.
复制标题
DOI:
10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.0747
复制
发表时间:
2015-06
影响因子:
39
通讯作者:
Resnick NM
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Greenspan SL;Perera S;Ferchak MA;Nace DA;Resnick NM
85% of institutionalized elderly have osteoporosis, with fracture rates 8–9 fold higher than observed among community-dwelling elderly. Yet most are untreated and excluded from pivotal osteoporosis trials. Determine the efficacy and safety of zoledronic acid in frail elderly women. 2-year, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study conducted between December 2007 and March 2012. Nursing home and assisted living facilities. 181 women ≥ age 65 with osteoporosis including those with cognitive impairment, immobility, and multimorbidity. One 5 mg dose of zoledronic acid or placebo IV and daily calcium and vitamin D. (1) Hip and spine bone mineral density (BMD) at 12 and 24 months and (2) adverse events. There were no baseline differences in age (mean=85.4±0.6 years), BMD, or functional or cognitive status, but the treatment group included more subjects with frailty, falls history, diabetes, and anticonvulsant use. BMD was available for 87% of participants at 12 months and 73% at 24 months. BMD changes were greater in the treatment group (p< 0.01): 3.2 ± 0.7 and 3.9 ± 0.7 percentage point differences (mean ± SE) in the total hip at 12 and 24 months respectively, and 1.8 ± 0.7 and 3.6 ± 0.7 at the spine (p<0.01); adjusted analyses were similar. The treatment and placebo groups’ fracture rates were 20% and 16%, respectively (OR=1.30; 95% CI=0.61–2.78); mortality rates were 16% and 13% (OR=1.24; 95% CI=0.54–2.86). Groups did not differ in the proportion of single fallers (28% vs. 24%; OR=1.24; 95% CI=0.64–2.42; p=0.52) but more subjects in the treatment group had multiple falls (49% vs. 35%; OR=1.83; 95% CI=1.01–3.33; p=0.047); this was no longer significant when adjusted for baseline frailty. In this group of frail, osteoporotic women, one dose of zoledronic acid improved BMD over 2 years. The clinical importance of nonsignificant increases in fracture and mortality rates in the treatment group need further study. Since it is not known whether such therapy reduces the risk of fracture in this cohort, any change in nursing home practice must await results of larger trials powered to assess fracture rates. Clinical Trials. Gov Identifier NCT00558012