Conditions: Osteoporosis
Keywords: zoledronic acid post dose symptoms transient acetaminophen fluvastatin
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 793
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
This study will evaluate the efficacy of acetaminophen or fluvastatin in reducing the rate of occurrence and the severity of post dose symptoms that may occur during the 3 day period following a zoledronic acid infusion in post menopausal women with low bone mass.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: 2 capsules of acetaminophen 325 mg and 2 capsules of placebo (matching fluvastatin) administered 45 +/- 15 minutes prior to i.v. infusion of zoledronic acid 5 mg, then 2 capsules of acetaminophen 325 mg 4 times per day (including medication taken at study site at visit 2/day 1) over the next 3 days (not exceeding 8 capsules in a 24-hour period). arm 2: 2 capsules of fluvastatin 40 mg and 2 capsules of placebo (matching acetaminophen) administered 45 +/- 15 minutes prior to i.v. infusion of zoledronic acid 5 mg, then 2 capsules of placebo (matching acetaminophen) 4 times per day (including medication taken at study site at visit 2/day 1) over the next 3 days (not exceeding 8 capsules in a 24-hour period). arm 3: 2 capsules of placebo (matching fluvastatin) and 2 capsules of placebo (matching acetaminophen) administered 45 +/- 15 minutes prior to intravenous (i.v.) infusion of zoledronic acid 5 mg, then 2 capsules of placebo (matching acetaminophen) 4 times per day (including medication taken at study site at visit 2/day 1) over the next 3 days (not exceeding 8 capsules in a 24-hour period).

Interventions: intervention 1: Placebo intervention 2: Acetaminophen intervention 3: Fluvastatin
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: None intervention 2: None intervention 3: None

Protocol document: