Clinical trials: Quantitative Computed Tomography
Psoriatic Arthritis
Distal Erosions and Nail Psoriasis
Nearly 30% of patients with cutaneous psoriasis (PsO) developed psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Among these patients 20 % will have severe destructive arthritis.
- Trial name
- PSUPSO (NCT02813720)
- Testing
- HR-pQCT High resolution peripheral quantitative CT-scan
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Cystic Fibrosis
Skeletal Health and Bone Marrow Composition in Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis
The investigators will be evaluating bone marrow composition via magnetic resonance imaging in adolescents diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) compared to healthy, matched controls.
- Trial name
- NCT06216704
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance relaxometry, Magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Blood Draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Osteoporosis, Proximal Femur Fracture
In Vivo Hip Fracture Discrimination With Quantitative Computed Tomography (QCT)
Numerous geometric and bone mineral density (BMD) parameters can be derived from quantitative computed tomography (QCT) images of the proximal femur analyzed using dedicated software.
- Trial name
- FEMFRACT (NCT01035177)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Postmenopause
Bone Microstructure in Nasal Salmon Calcitonin Treated Postmenopausal Women
Calcitonin has been used for many years for treating osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Recent data from the 2 years placebo-controlled QUEST study have shown a preservation of microarchitecture as measured by high resolution…
- Trial name
- NCT00372099
- Testing
- Salmon calcitonin
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rene Rizzoli
Obesity, Sarcopenia
Diet and Exercise Interventions to Increase Muscle Strength and Function
The objective of this study is to test the effects of a healthy diet \& walking (Controls) compared to a healthy diet, walking, and balance/strength exercises (Intervention) on muscle density in two populations: elderly…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Sarcopenia, Metabolic Syndrome X
- Trial name
- NCT02850562
- Testing
- Walking, Walking + Exercise
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Dakota State University