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NCT00171639 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 3

The Use of Zoledronic Acid in Men on Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer With Preexisting Osteoporosis

A Phase 3 study, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
28
Enrollment target

NCT00171639: Completed Phase 3 study, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

NCT00171639 is a Phase 3 study that has completed, run by Novartis Pharmaceuticals. The registered enrollment target is 28 participants, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00171639, a Phase 3 study, has completed, sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 3
Development phase
28 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study is being conducted to evaluate the effect of an investigational drug on bone loss in men with prostate cancer who are receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT). In order to participate, male patients 18 years and older must be veterans from participating Veterans Administration Medical Centers that are receiving ADT for prostate cancer and have established osteoporosis.

Interventions

  • DRUG zoledronic acid

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 28 participants
Start Date 2004-06
Est. Completion 2007-03
Phase Phase 3
Novartis Pharmaceuticals

1,375 total trials

What the finished NCT00171639 record still lists

NCT00171639 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 28 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 772-participant average among 15,282 other Phase 3 trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which zoledronic acid is the first listed.

NCT00171639 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00171639 about?

NCT00171639 is a clinical study titled "The Use of Zoledronic Acid in Men on Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Prostate Cancer With Preexisting Osteoporosis". This study is being conducted to evaluate the effect of an investigational drug on bone loss in men with prostate cancer who are receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT). In order to participate, male patients 18 years and older must be veterans from participating Veterans Administration Medica...

What is the current status of trial NCT00171639?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 3 study. The enrollment target is 28 participants. The study started on 2004-06. Estimated completion is 2007-03.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00171639?

The interventions under investigation include: zoledronic acid (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00171639?

This trial is sponsored by Novartis Pharmaceuticals, which has 1,375 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00171639's enrollment target sits among peer trials

28 1935th of 2000 higher than 65 of 2,000 other Phase 3 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00171639, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00171639 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.