Effect of Intravenous Zoledronic Acid on Tibiofemoral Cartilage Volume Among Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis With Bone Marrow Lesions: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Abstract | Importance: A proof-of-principle study suggested that intravenous zoledronic acid may reduce knee pain and the size of bone marrow lesions in people with knee osteoarthritis, but data from large trials are lacking. Objective: Design, Setting, and Participants: A 24-month multicenter, double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial conducted at 4 sites in Australia (1 research center and 3 hospitals). Adults aged 50 years or older with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis and subchondral bone marrow lesions detected by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were enrolled from November 2013 through September 2015. The final date of follow-up was October 9, 2017. Interventions: Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome was absolute change in tibiofemoral cartilage volume assessed using MRI over 24 months (the minimum clinically important difference [MCID] has not been established). Three prespecified secondary outcomes were change in knee pain assessed by a visual analog scale (0 [no pain] to 100 [unbearable pain]; MCID, 15) and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (0 [no pain] to 500 [unbearable pain]; MCID, 75) over 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months and change in bone marrow lesion size over 6 and 24 months (the MCID has not been established). Results: Of 223 participants enrolled (mean age, 62.0 years [SD, 8.0 years]; 52% were female), 190 (85%) completed the trial. Change in tibiofemoral cartilage volume was not significantly different between the zoledronic acid group and the placebo group over 24 months (-878 mm3 vs -919 mm3; between-group difference, 41 mm3 [95% CI, -79 to 161 mm3]; P = .50). No significant between-group differences were found for any of the prespecified secondary outcomes, including changes in knee pain assessed by a visual analog scale (-11.5 in the zoledronic acid group vs -16.8 in the placebo group; between-group difference, 5.2 [95% CI, -2.3 to 12.8]; P = .17), changes in knee pain assessed by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (-37.5 vs -58.0, respectively; between-group difference, 20.5 [95% CI, -11.2 to 52.2]; P = .21), and changes in bone marrow lesion size (-33 mm2 vs -6 mm2; between-group difference, -27 mm2 [95% CI, -127 to 73 mm2]; P = .60) over 24 months. Adverse events were more common with zoledronic acid than with placebo (96% vs 83%, respectively) and consisted mainly of acute reactions (defined as symptoms within 3 days of administration of infusion; 87% vs 56%). Conclusions and Relevance: Trial Registration: anzctr.org.au Identifier: ACTRN12613000039785.
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Authors | Guoqi Cai, Dawn Aitken, Laura L Laslett, Jean-Pierre Pelletier, Johanne Martel-Pelletier, Catherine Hill, Lyn March, Anita E Wluka, Yuanyuan Wang, Benny Antony, Leigh Blizzard, Tania Winzenberg, Flavia Cicuttini, Graeme Jones |
Journal | JAMA
(JAMA)
Vol. 323
Issue 15
Pg. 1456-1466
(04 21 2020)
ISSN: 1538-3598 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 32315057
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Bone Density Conservation Agents
- Zoledronic Acid
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Topics |
- Aged
- Bone Density Conservation Agents
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Bone Marrow
(pathology)
- Bone Marrow Diseases
(complications, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)
- Cartilage, Articular
(diagnostic imaging, drug effects, pathology)
- Double-Blind Method
- Female
- Humans
- Infusions, Intravenous
- Knee Joint
(diagnostic imaging, pathology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Osteoarthritis, Knee
(complications, drug therapy, pathology)
- Treatment Failure
- Zoledronic Acid
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
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