Clinical Trial

Resistance Training and Rapamycin to Enhance Bone Formation in Postmenopausal Women

Study acronym: StrongBone
Recruiting Phase 2
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Summary
The aim of the present clinical trial is to examine the effects of everolimus, resistance training, or their combination on bone and muscle health formation in elderly women aged 60-75 years. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can rapamycin's analog (Everolimus), resistance training, or their combination, enhance bone formation and muscle functions in elderly women compared to non-treatment controls. Participants will be randomized 1:1:1:1 to one of the following treatment regimens: * Oral everolimus 5 mg once a week. * Oral placebo once a week. * Oral everolimus 5 mg once a week plus resistance training RT 1 hour, 3 times weekly. * Oral placebo once a week plus resistance training RT 1 hour, 3 times weekly. During the study there will be a total of 5-7 visits, where the participants will undergo the following: * Blood samles * DXA-, HRpQCT- (only Odense Universitetshospital) and MRI-scans * Muscle- and bone biopsies * Quality of life questionnaires * Testing of muscle funtion * Metabolic studies of muscle and bone protein turnover using labelling with deuturated water
Protocol Amendment History 2 amendments
This ClinicalTrials.gov record has been amended 2 times since 2025-09-17; most recent amendment 2026-03-31.
Status change: Not Yet Recruiting → Recruiting 2026-03-31
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07191353
Lead Sponsor Odense University Hospital
Collaborators: Bispebjerg Hospital
Conditions Healthy, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis Risk
Enrollment 148 participants
Start Date 2025-10-20
Primary Completion 2027-03-01 (estimated)
Study Completion 2027-03-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-04-06