Overview

Zoledronic Acid Administration in Acute Spinal Cord Injury

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
In subjects with acute SCI: To compare the effects of parenteral zoledronic acid therapy on preservation of regional and total skeletal mass (DXA). Hypothesis: Zoledronic acid will dramatically diminish bone loss in persons with acute SCI, as evidenced by serial densitometry determinations (DXA).
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Collaborator:
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
Treatments:
Diphosphonates
Zoledronic Acid