Tibolone 1.25 mg is an effective treatment for the prevention of osteoporosis and is expected to be effective in preventing fractures in osteoporotic women. Tibolone could be more acceptable for long-term use, in particular since it does not induce a regular withdrawal bleed. The objective of this trial is to compare placebo and tibolone, a steroid with tissue specific activity, in the prevention of spinal fractures in women meeting the WHO criteria for osteoporosis or who have asymptomatic vertebral fractures.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
4,534
The primary efficacy parameter was reduction in incident new vertebral fractures assessed by spinal radiographs (anterior-posterior and lateral)
Time frame: 3 years
Bone mineral density of lumbar vertebrae (L1-L4) and left proximal femur for total hip density measured by means of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA).
Time frame: 3 years
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