Clinical trials: Bone Deformity
Pectus Excavatum
Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure to Treat Pectus Excavatum
This is a medical research study. The study investigators have developed a method to gradually repair pectus excavatum (sunken chest) deformity by placing a magnet on the sternum (breastbone) and then applying an external…
- Trial name
- 3MP (NCT00466206)
- Testing
- Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure (3MP), Magnatract (external magnet in a removable external brace), 3MP (Magnetic Mini-Mover Procedure)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Osteoporosis, Osteoporotic Fracture of Vertebra
Development and Evaluation of an Exercise Intervention for Prevention of Vertebral Osteoporosis and Deformity in Postmenopausal Women
Osteoporotic fractures of the vertebrae (bones in the back) cause substantial pain and disability. Exercise could help to prevent these fractures by increasing bone strength and improving posture.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Osteoporotic Fracture of Vertebra, Postural, Thoracic Kyphosis
- Trial name
- NCT04660825
- Testing
- A resistance band exercise programme, Control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
Congenital Hypothyroidism, Pregnancy
Iodine Status in Pregnant Women and Their Newborns: is Congenital Hypothyroidism Related to Iodine Deficiency in Pregnancy?
Iodine is an essential component of thyroid hormone, which is necessary for many metabolic processes as well as the maturation of the CNS. Deficiencies of iodine have deleterious effects on both pregnant women and infants.
- Conditions
- Congenital Hypothyroidism, Pregnancy, Iodine Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT00505479
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang University
Flat Foot [Pes Planus] (Acquired), Left Foot, Flat Foot [Pes Planus] (Acquired), Right Foot
Flat Foot and Coronal Spinopelvic Alignment
This study aimed to present the influence of unilateral and bilateral flat foot on coronal spinopelvic alignment in asymptomatic young healthy males.
- Conditions
- Flat Foot [Pes Planus] (Acquired), Left Foot, Flat Foot [Pes Planus] (Acquired), Right Foot, Flat Foot Acquired Bilateral (Pes Planus), Pelvic Obliquity
- Trial name
- NCT04746508
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
RASopathy, Costello Syndrome
Effect of RAS/MAPK Pathway Hyperactivation on Growth' and Bone' Profile of the RASopathies
Costello syndrome (CS) and cardio-facio cutaneous syndrome (CFCS) belongs to RASopathies, a group of multisystemic disorders caused by unregulated signalling through the RAS/MAPK pathway, an intracellular signalling pathway…
- Conditions
- RASopathy, Costello Syndrome, Noonan Syndrome, Cardio-Facio-Cutaneous Syndrome
- Trial name
- 3776 (NCT06331117)
- Testing
- Diagnostic test
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Tooth-loss
The Use of Platelet-rich Fibrin (PRF) Membranes in Lateral Alveolar Ridge Augmentation When Jaw Bone is Missing Before Dental Implant Installation. A Study Comparing an Autogenous Bone Block Graft Covered Either by a (PRF) Membrane (Test) or Bone Substitute and a Barrier Membrane (Control)
Tooth loss can in many cases be treated with an artificial titanium root (dental implant) and subsequent manufacture of a porcelain crown.
- Trial name
- NCT04350749
- Testing
- PRF is added in the test group.
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Exostoses, Multiple Hereditary
The Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Hereditary Multiple Exostoses
The purpose of this study is to assess the health-related quality of life of subjects who have Hereditary Multiple Exostoses and to develop a disease specific quality of life survey.
- Trial name
- NCT00474448
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Gaucher's Disease
Gene Therapy for Gaucher's and Fabry Disease Using Viruses and Blood-Forming Cells
Gaucher's disease is a lysosomal storage disease resulting from glycocerebroside GLUCOCEREBROSIDE (1) accumulation in macrophages due to a genetic deficiency of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. It may occur in patients of all ages.
- Trial name
- NCT00001234
- Testing
- human glucocerebrosidase cDNA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Hypophosphatasia, Bone Diseases, Metabolic
Circulating miRNAs and Bone Microstructure in Adults With Hypophosphatasia
The aim of the study is to accomplish a complete bone status of patients with HPP using new approaches to assess bone quality.
- Conditions
- Hypophosphatasia, Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Bone
- Trial name
- NCT04018287
- Testing
- HR-pQCT scans, BMD measurements, bone specific circulating microRNAs (miRNAs)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Registry of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
ROI is a retrospective and prospective registry, finalized for care and research purposes. It is articulated in main sections - strongly related and mutually dependent on each other - corresponding to different data domains…
- Trial name
- ROI (NCT04115774)
- Testing
- bisphosphonates
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Luca Sangiorgi
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Bone Health in Adults With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Survey on Osteoporosis, Fractures and Treatment.
Background and Rationale Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene, resulting in progressive muscle weakness and multiple complications, including respiratory and cardiac…
- Trial name
- GUP23005 (NCT07890883)
- Where
- 15 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Inherited Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome, Familial Platelet Disorder With Predisposition to Myeloid Malignancies
Imatinib to Increase RUNX1 Activity in Participants With Germline RUNX1 Deficiency
Background: Runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) gene regulates the formation of blood cells. People with mutations of this gene may bleed or bruise easily; they are also at higher risk of getting cancers of the blood…
- Trial name
- NCT06090669
- Testing
- TruSight Oncology, imatinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum
Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum (PXE) Natural History Biomarkers in PXE Individuals and Their Biological Non-PXE Siblings
This PXE biomarker study aims to characterize the levels of inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi), pyridoxal 5´-phosphate (PLP), and other biomarkers relevant to PXE and ectopic calcification in both PXE patients and their biological…
- Trial name
- NCT05025722
- Testing
- Non Interventional
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo
Obesity, Short Stature
Free Fatty Acids, Body Weight, and Growth Hormones Secretion in Children
Background: Overweight and obese children and adults often have lower levels of growth hormone in the blood. Regulation of growth hormone may be tied to weight and free fatty acids in the blood.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Short Stature, Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01237041
- Testing
- Niacin First, Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 250mg, Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 500mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Short Stature
IGF-1 Treatment for Individuals With Short Stature Due to PAPP-A2 Deficiency
With this study we want to investigate the pharmacokinetic (PK) effect of a single injection of rhIGF-1 in patients with PAPP-A2 mutations compared to heterozygous carriers and healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT02636270
- Testing
- Increlex
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Rhizomelic Chondrodysplasia Punctata
A First-in-Human Phase 1 Study of Plasmalogen Precursor PPI-1011 in Healthy Adult Volunteers to Assess Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics
PPI-1011 is being developed as a docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) containing plasmalogen precursor with good long-term stability, specifically for the treatment of rhizomelic chondrodysplasia punctata (RCDP), which is an ultra rare…
- Trial name
- NCT05969977
- Testing
- PPI-1011
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MED-LIFE DISCOVERIES LP
Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Acid-Base Imbalance
The Effect of Potassium Bicarbonate on Bone and Several Physiological Systems During Immobilisation
Mainly due to the absence of gravitational forces in weightlessness, astronauts suffer from an increased bone loss- negatively affecting health and vitality during a mission.
- Conditions
- Bone Diseases, Metabolic, Acid-Base Imbalance, Muscular Atrophy, Sprains and Strains
- Trial name
- NUC (NCT01509456)
- Testing
- Potassium Bicarbonate
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DLR German Aerospace Center
Anterior Crossbite, Class III Malocclusion
Evaluation of the Treatment Effects of Tooth Borne Versus Bone-anchored Protraction Procedures in Class III Patients With Maxillary Deficiency
The aim of this prospective randomized controlled clinical study is to compare the effects of bone-anchored and tooth borne maxillary protraction on dentofacial structures in skeletal Class III patients.
- Conditions
- Anterior Crossbite, Class III Malocclusion, Maxillary Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT04863404
- Testing
- Face mask with hybrid-hyrax, Face mask with conventional bonded RME
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary
Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Stem Cell for Children Suffering From Liver Cirrhosis Due to Biliary Atresia
The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of autologous bone marrow mononuclear stem cell transplantation for Children Suffering from Liver Cirrhosis Due to Biliary Atresia
- Trial name
- NCT03468699
- Testing
- Autologous BMMC transplantation
- Where
- 2 sites in Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vinmec Research Institute of Stem Cell and Gene Technology
Missing Teeth, Dental Implant
Comparison of Different Drilling Speed to Classify Bone Quality by Tactile Sensation on a Saw Bone Model
Comparison of different drilling speed to classify bone quality by tactile sensation on a saw bone model
- Trial name
- NCT03877419
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital