The goal of this study is to determine whether romosozumab will improve bone density in girls and women with functional hypothalamic amenorrhea (cessation of the menstrual period due to intense exercise, stress, or an eating disorder) who have low bone density. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive romosozumab or placebo for 6 months. All participants will receive one IV infusion of zoledronate at the 6 month visit. All participants will also receive transdermal estradiol and cyclic progesterone. We will investigate whether participants who receive active romosozumab will demonstrate greater improvements in bone density at one year than those who receive placebo. We will also compare bone density over a year with healthy controls (girls and women of similar age who have regular menstrual periods).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
114
Six monthly subcutaneous injections. This group will also receive a 100-microgram transdermal estradiol patch applied twice weekly, and 200 mg of oral progesterone for the first 12 days of each month.
Identical to romosozumab but inactive. This group will also receive a 100-microgram transdermal estradiol patch applied twice weekly, and 200 mg of oral progesterone for the first 12 days of each month.
One intravenous infusion
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
RECRUITINGUniversity of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
RECRUITINGLumbar spine bone density
6-month change in lumbar spine bone density
Time frame: 0 and 6 months
Tibial cortical thickness
6-month change in tibial cortical thickness
Time frame: 0 and 6 months
Tibial failure load
6-month change in tibial failure load
Time frame: 0 and 6 months
Femoral neck and total hip bone density
6- and 12-month change in femoral neck and total hip bone density
Time frame: 0, 6, and 12 months
Lumbar spine bone density
12-month change in lumbar spine bone density
Time frame: 0 and 12 months
Radial cortical thickness
6- and 12-month change in radial cortical thickness
Time frame: 0, 6, and 12 months
Tibial cortical thickness
12-month change in tibial cortical thickness
Time frame: 0 and 12 months
P1NP and CTX
1-, 6-, and 12-month change in P1NP and CTX
Time frame: 0, 1, 6, and 12 months
Radial failure load
6- and 12-month change in radial failure load
Time frame: 0, 6, and 12 months
Tibial failure load
12-month change in change in tibial failure load
Time frame: 0 and 12 months
Lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total hip bone density
6- and 12-month in lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total hip bone density
Time frame: 0, 6, and 12 months
P1NP and CTX
1-, 6- and 12-month change in markers of bone metabolism
Time frame: 0, 1, 6 and 12 months
Tibial and radial cortical thickness
6- and 12-month change in tibial and radial cortical thickness
Time frame: 0, 6 and 12 months
Tibial and radial failure load
6- and 12-month change in tibial and radial failure load
Time frame: 0, 6 and 12 months
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