Clinical trials: Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
Osteoporosis
Diagnosis of Decreased Bone Density by Dental Cone Beam Computed Tomography
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the role of Dental Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in assessment of bone density.
- Trial name
- NCT02303340
- Testing
- Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Arthritis of the Hip
Polarstem Versus Corail; a Comparison of Micromotion and Periprosthetic Bone Remodelling of Two Femoral Stems
A randomised controlled trial comparing a recently introduced femoral stem with an established stem for total hip arthroplasty (THA). 60 patients will be randomised into one of the two groups 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05815953
- Testing
- Polarstem, Corail
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Helse-Bergen HF
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Study In Postmenopausal Women With Type 2 Diabetes Looking At Approved Diabetes Drugs And How They Affect Bone Health
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of rosiglitazone on the bone in postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Trial name
- NCT00679939
- Testing
- Rosiglitazone, Metformin
- Where
- 42 sites in United States, Argentina and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 226 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Sarcopenia
High-definition Surface Electromyography Markers for the Diagnosis of Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia is a progressive and generalised skeletal muscle disorder involving the accelerated loss of muscle mass and function that is associated with increased adverse outcomes including falls, functional decline, frailty, and…
- Trial name
- CHRONOS-SARC (NCT04987814)
- Testing
- HD-sEMG, - Quadriceps muscle ultrasound, IPAQ Physical Activity Questionnaire.
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Head and Neck Neoplasms, Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
Total Body Composition in Detection of Nutrition Depletion in Head and Neck Patients
The purpose of this study is to define the role of total body composition in the guidance of nutritional support and treatment monitoring in head and neck patients.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Neoplasms, Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- TBCHNC (NCT02854735)
- Testing
- Imaging by CT and densitometry
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries
Testosterone Therapy With or Without Finasteride After Spinal Cord Injury: TRT-SCI Trial
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in lower limb muscle loss, bone loss, and high fat mass that impede the recovery of physical function, increase bone fracture risk, and worsen health and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries, Injuries, Spinal Cord, Spinal Cord Contusion
- Trial name
- TRT-SCI (NCT07742553)
- Testing
- testosterone cypionate, finasteride
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Effect of Low Carbohydrate Versus Low Fat Diet in the Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Obese Children With Metabolic Syndrome
Two-arm, parallel design with children between the ages of 10 - 18 with obesity and metabolic syndrome randomized (15 per group) to reduced-carbohydrate diet or a reduced-fat diet for 8 weeks.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT03937960
- Testing
- Carbohydrate restricted group, Standard low fat diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Exercise Therapy, Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Health-Enhancing Adapted Physical Activity Program at "Mon Stade"
Introduction: Regular practice of exercise or physical activity (PA) is a recognized intervention as a determinant of good health acquisition, maintenance, or recovery for a large number of chronic pathologies.
- Conditions
- Exercise Therapy, Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms, Adherence, Patient, Lifestyle, Sedentary
- Trial name
- SESAME (NCT04716322)
- Testing
- Adapted Physical Activity
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,024 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mon Stade Sports Medicine Centre
Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Body Composition and White Adipose Tissue Inflammation
The investigators want to find a better way to predict the risk of having fatty tissue inflammation by using a different approach to finding out body fat composition.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Body Composition, White Adipose Tissue Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT02713022
- Testing
- DEXA Scan, Godin Leisure Time Exercise Questionnaire (GLTEQ)
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Obesity
Technical Validation of Lunar iDXA (GE Healthcare) Visceral Fat Tool
The goal of this project is to compare visceral fat measurements derived from Lunar iDXA total body scans and from Computed Tomography (CT) scans of the abdominal region.
- Trial name
- NCT00987298
- Testing
- Visceral fat mass measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Sarcopenia, Osteoarthritis
The Presence Of Sarcopenia In Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common joint disorders worldwide . The knee is the most common symptomatic joint in osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT04828200
- Testing
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound, Dual-X-ray absorptiometry, Isokinetic dynamometer
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Improving the Early Diagnosis of Osteoporosis in Adults and Children Living in the Abay Region of Kazakhstan
Identification and Assessment of Risk Factors for the Development of Osteoporosis in Adults and Children Living in the Abay Region of the Republic of Kazakhstan Using the Method of Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry and Clinical and Epidemiological Research
A survey of people to identify risk factors for osteoporosis, which include age, gender, lifestyle, diet, physical activity, the presence or absence of somatic pathology.
- Trial name
- NCT06344598
- Where
- Kazakhstan
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Semey State Medical University
Sarcopenia, Sarcopenia in Elderly
Determination of Skeletal Muscle Mass Index Values in the Turkish Population Using Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry
Sarcopenia is defined by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) as "a syndrome characterized by progressive and generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, carrying a risk of adverse outcomes…
- Trial name
- NCT07510009
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Body Composition, Beneficial
Impact of Physiological, Lifestyle and Genetic Factors on Body Composition
Research has shown that body composition is a key component of health and future disease risk. Being overweight and obese is associated with a higher body fat composition, and a greater risk of developing type II diabetes and…
- Trial name
- BODYCON (NCT02658539)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Osteoporosis, Spinal Cord Injury
Denosumab Administration After Spinal Cord Injury
Sublesional bone loss after acute spinal cord injury (SCI) is sudden, progressive, and dramatic. After depletion of bone mass and the loss of architectural integrity, it may be difficult, if even possible, to restore skeletal…
- Trial name
- NCT01983475
- Testing
- Denosumab
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Roentgen Stereophotogrammetric Analysis (RSA) and Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) to Evaluate Fixation of Periapatite Coated Triathlon Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Components
The purpose of this study is twofold: 1) to use RSA to determine the migration patterns of the PA coated Triathlon Total Knee Arthroplasty components during the first 2 years postoperatively and thus determine the proportion of…
- Trial name
- NCT01180582
- Testing
- Triathlon Periapatite (PA)-coated Tibial Component
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Dalhousie University
Healthy, Osteopenia
Clinical Study to Predict the Risk of Bone Fractures With the POROUS Ultrasound Device
Osteoporosis is a widespread medical condition among older people. It causes the bones to weaken and become more likely to break.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- POROUS-preFX (NCT06567054)
- Testing
- Measurements with the POROUS R3C ultrasound device at the midshaft tibia, DXA measurement of the hip and lumbar spine, DXA-based Vertebral Fracture Assessment (VFA)
- Where
- 6 sites in Austria, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- POROUS GmbH
Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
Bone Turnover Markers and Treatment Efficacy in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
This study investigates the use of blood tests known as Bone Turnover Markers (BTMs) to quickly monitor the effectiveness of osteoporosis treatment in postmenopausal women.
- Trial name
- NCT07242612
- Testing
- Alendronate, Ibandronate; Risedronate, Teriparatide
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Healthy, Overweight
Examining the Longitudinal Relationship Between Sleep and Weight Gain in College Students
This two-year prospective, observational study examines the relationship between habitual short sleep and weight gain, as well as the association between habitual short sleep and behaviors that put people at risk of weight gain.
- Trial name
- STARLIT (NCT04100967)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oakland University
Hip Fractures
Hip Fracture in Individuals Under 60 Years of Age
This study prospectively analyses and describes a cohort of non-elderly hip fracture patients at four orthopaedic departments in two Scandinavian countries regarding epidemiology, treatment, Patient Reported Outcome Measures…
- Trial name
- HFU-60 (NCT03848195)
- Where
- 4 sites in Denmark, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- Lund University