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Observational study; Osteoporosis in spinal cord injury patients.

Observational study; Complication Of Osteoporosis in Spinal cord injury study.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON25800
Enrollment
80
Registered
2007-11-27
Start date
2007-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

1. Spinal Cord Injury

Interventions

None. Observational study in 40 spinal cord injury patients and 40 healthy controls.

Sponsors

Investigator-driven: Department of Endocrinology, VU University Medical Center.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Wheelchair-bound male or female persons with spinal cord injury; 2. Age from 18 to 70 years; 3. SCI since > 1 year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Inability to give informed consent.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Absolute and relative number of patients with diagnosis of osteoporosis or osteopenia according to WHO criteria; 2. Proportion of participants with a Z-score of -1.0 or lower; 3. Absolute and relative number of patients with fractures after the onset of SCI and the proportion that is adequately treated.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Proportion of patients with high bone turnover; 2. Total Qol-score; 3. Proportion of patients with endocrine disturbances and/or autonomic dysregulation.

Contacts

Public ContactB.L.J Kanen

VU University Medical Center. Department Endocrinology P.O. Box 7057

Boris.Kanen@vumc.nl020-4440530

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)