Can a bone drug prevent spine surgery failures?
NCT ID NCT07587775
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether a drug called abaloparatide can improve bone quality in people with osteoporosis who need spine surgery. About 60 participants will take the drug for 3-6 months before and after surgery. The goal is to see if it reduces complications like broken hardware or new spine problems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of Osteoporosis based on the following criteria: * Fragility fracture (low trauma fracture similar to a fall from a standing position except for fracture to the skull, face, fingers, and toes) * T score \<-2.5 * T-score -1 to -2.5 with a high FRAX or high TBS adjusted FRAX (with a 10-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture ≥20% or a 10-year probability of hip fracture ≥3%) * Fulfill criteria for treatment with anabolic therapy, as outlined in the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis in women and Evidence-Based Guideline for the management of osteoporosis in men. * Lumbar Degenerative Disease as evidenced by a diagnosis of spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, degenerative disc disease with spinal stenosis, and degenerative scoliosis * Have or be willing to have a DEXA scan, lumbar MRI, and lumbar CT within 3 months of the start of Abaloparatide * If on thyroid hormone replacement, having been on it for at least 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * Previous lumbar surgery * Past medical history of: sarcoma, including osteosarcoma, paget disease or other skeletal malignancies, unexplained elevations of alkaline phosphatase, prior external beam radiation, and pre-existing hypercalcemia * Diagnosis of secondary osteoporosis * Vitamin D deficit * History of prior treatment with TPTD and ABL
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University at Buffalo Neurosurgery
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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