Interventions for Improving Bone Mineral Density and Reducing Fracture Risk in Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Mixed Treatment Comparison Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials.
IF 3.2 Q2 Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
{"title":"Interventions for Improving Bone Mineral Density and Reducing Fracture Risk in Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Mixed Treatment Comparison Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials.","authors":"Kannan Sridharan, Gowri Sivaramakrishnan","doi":"10.2174/1574884713666180829143927","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Osteogenesis imperfecta is a rare metabolic disorder associated with reduced mineralization of bone and corresponds to increased fracture risk. We carried out the present network meta-analysis comparing all the medical interventions for osteogenesis imperfecta.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled clinical trials evaluating the use of drugs in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta. Percent change in BMD was the primary and fracture risk reduction and adverse events were the secondary outcome measures. The weighted mean difference was the pooled estimate for primary outcome and odds ratio with 95% confidence interval for the secondary outcome measures. Direct and mixed treatment comparisons between the interventions were carried out by inverse heterogeneity model. Sub-group analyses were carried out on children, adults and within bisphosphonate groups. The trial sequential analysis was carried out for the comparison of oral bisphosphonates with placebo.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 16 studies were included evaluating oral and intravenous bisphosphonates, teriparatide, anti-sclerostin antibody, high dose vitamin D and recombinant growth hormone (rGH) combined with intravenous bisphosphonates. Oral bisphosphonates and teriparatide were observed with a statistically significant increase in BMD compared to placebo. Also, only oral bisphosphonates were associated with significant reduction in the fracture risk but when the alpha error was adjusted for the information accrued till date as well as when the results of a trial were excluded, no significant difference was observed. Either low or very low quality was observed for pooled estimates of the key comparisons.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Oral bisphosphonates and teriparatide significantly increase BMD but are not associated with fracture risk reduction. Of the available interventions, oral bisphosphonates could perform better than others in osteogenesis imperfecta. This evidence should be considered preliminary and may change with future head-to-head clinical trials.</p>","PeriodicalId":10746,"journal":{"name":"Current clinical pharmacology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2000,"publicationDate":"2018-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"3","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current clinical pharmacology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1574884713666180829143927","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Abstract
Background: Osteogenesis imperfecta is a rare metabolic disorder associated with reduced mineralization of bone and corresponds to increased fracture risk. We carried out the present network meta-analysis comparing all the medical interventions for osteogenesis imperfecta.
Method: Electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled clinical trials evaluating the use of drugs in patients with osteogenesis imperfecta. Percent change in BMD was the primary and fracture risk reduction and adverse events were the secondary outcome measures. The weighted mean difference was the pooled estimate for primary outcome and odds ratio with 95% confidence interval for the secondary outcome measures. Direct and mixed treatment comparisons between the interventions were carried out by inverse heterogeneity model. Sub-group analyses were carried out on children, adults and within bisphosphonate groups. The trial sequential analysis was carried out for the comparison of oral bisphosphonates with placebo.
Results: A total of 16 studies were included evaluating oral and intravenous bisphosphonates, teriparatide, anti-sclerostin antibody, high dose vitamin D and recombinant growth hormone (rGH) combined with intravenous bisphosphonates. Oral bisphosphonates and teriparatide were observed with a statistically significant increase in BMD compared to placebo. Also, only oral bisphosphonates were associated with significant reduction in the fracture risk but when the alpha error was adjusted for the information accrued till date as well as when the results of a trial were excluded, no significant difference was observed. Either low or very low quality was observed for pooled estimates of the key comparisons.
Conclusion: Oral bisphosphonates and teriparatide significantly increase BMD but are not associated with fracture risk reduction. Of the available interventions, oral bisphosphonates could perform better than others in osteogenesis imperfecta. This evidence should be considered preliminary and may change with future head-to-head clinical trials.
期刊介绍:
Current Clinical Pharmacology publishes frontier reviews on all the latest advances in clinical pharmacology. The journal"s aim is to publish the highest quality review articles in the field. Topics covered include: pharmacokinetics; therapeutic trials; adverse drug reactions; drug interactions; drug metabolism; pharmacoepidemiology; and drug development. The journal is essential reading for all researchers in clinical pharmacology.