Biomechanics of Metastatic Defects in Bone
Status unconfirmed
Conditions studied: Cancer Bone, Bone Tumors
In brief
The purpose of this study is to monitor fracture risk associated with bone tumors in cancer patients. Previous studies from our lab have suggested that it is possible to compute the mechanical strength of bones with tumors using computed tomography (CT) scans, which are like three-dimensional X-ray pictures of the affected bones. The next step in determining the usefulness of this type of strength analysis is to see if we can accurately predict who is at risk for bone fracture and which patients are at high risk of fractures. This non-invasive analysis may help physicians determine the best treatment to reduce the risk of an impending bone fracture in the future.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02109952
- Run by
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- People needed
- 245
- Starts
- 2009-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2025-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2024-05-09
Who can join
Age: 20 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patient with metastatic cancer bone lesions
Where it is running
- Alvin and Lois Lapidus Cancer Center, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical Center — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Upstate Medical University — Syracuse, New York, United States
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rhode Island Hospital — Providence, Rhode Island, United States
- Section of Orthopaedic Oncology, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States
- Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center, Marshall University — Huntington, West Virginia, United States
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, McGill University Health Centre — Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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