Denosumab's Effect on Muscle Strength and Insulin Sensitivity in People With Osteoporosis
Tests denosumab against saline for muscle strength and insulin response in osteoporosis.
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Registry title: The Effect of Denosumab on Muscle and Strength and Insulin Sensitivity
Key facts
- Where
- Aarhus N, DenmarkSee the site
- Phase
- Phase 4
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 40 and 64 years old?
Source: NCT07271771, who can take part
Where in Denmark
- Region MidtjyllandAarhus N, DenmarkTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Aarhus University Hospital
- Trial code
- NCT07271771EU 2024-510637-18-00
- Record updated
- 15 December 2025
- Original description
Randomized, placebo controlled prospective trial evaluating the effect of denosumab on insulin sensitivity and muscle strength.Read full original descriptionShow less
The Effect of Denosumab on Muscle and Strength and Insulin Sensitivity
Randomized, placebo controlled prospective trial evaluating the effect of denosumab on insulin sensitivity and muscle strength.
Inclusion: Postmenopausal women (postmenopausal for at least two years); Age ≥ 40 years; BMD T-score ≥ -2.0 (lumbar spine, total hip or femoral neck); At least 2 lumbar vertebrae that can be evaluated by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA); Diabetes Mellitus type 2; Treatment with metformin as monotherapy.
Exclusion: Other antidiabetic medication than metformin; Ongoing treatment with systemic glucocorticoids; Metabolic bone disease (for example osteogenesis imperfecta, Paget's disease of bone, hyperparathyroidism); Active cancer within the last 5 years with the exception of basal cell skin cancer; Treatment affecting bone, calcium metabolism or muscle; Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≤ 35 mL/min; Treatment for osteoporosis at any time; Low-energy vertebral fractures at any time; Low-energy hip fracture at any time; Unable to read and understand Danish; Immobility.