Electromagnetic Treatment For Bone Loss After Forearm Fracture

Completed · Phase 1/Phase 2

Conditions studied: Bone Disease, Metabolic, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Post-Traumatic

In brief

This study will determine the usefulness of pulsing electromagnetic field (PEMF) technology to reverse or reduce the bone loss (osteopenia) that occurs in the forearm after fracture or surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00067834

Run by

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

People needed

80

Starts

2003-11-01

Expected to finish

2006-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Treatment and immobilization for carpal instability or repair or a lower forearm fracture (Colles' or Smith's) within 6 weeks
• Intact, normal prior skeletal anatomy and function in both arms

You may not qualify if…

• Previous forearm fracture (either arm), orthopedic procedure, or forearm deformity which might affect forearm bone density
• History of renal disease, liver disease, diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, Cushing's disease, uncontrolled seizures, rheumatoid arthritis, Paget's disease, multiple myeloma, or hypothyroidism
• Implanted cardiac pacemakers or defibrillators
• Pregnant
• Drug therapies within the previous 3 months that could affect bone (e.g., bisphosphonates, estrogen, progesterone, CaF2, calcitonin, steroids, anti-seizure medications)
• Difficulties complying with the protocol due to physical or mental inability, drug or alcohol abuse, psychosis or dementia, imprisonment, or unavailable for follow-up
• History of osteoporosis, as defined by a DEXA T-score of more than 2 standard deviations below normal in the hip, spine, or unaffected forearm
• Prior osteoporotic hip or vertebral fracture

Where it is running

• Institute for Human Performance/Upstate Medical University — Syracuse, New York, United States

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