Clinical Validation of BBCT-hip
Recruiting
Observational Study
Osteoporosis
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 65 – 85
- Sex
- Female
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 300 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli · Other
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About This Trial
The clinical study is aimed at assessing the accuracy of the in silico methodology BBCT-hip. BBCT-hip takes as inputs the subject-specific height and weight, and the CT scan of his femur to predict the risk of fracture for the femur upon falling. In the study, 150 subjects who suffered from a fracture will be enrolled, in addition to 150 control subjects. CT scans will be carried out for both grou…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* caucasic post-menopausal women resident in Emilia-Romagna
* menopause (\>= 45 years)
Exclusion Criteria:
* tumours
* not free living
* Chronic diseases with severe organ failure / endocrine diseases of parathyroid, thyroid, adrenal gland / intestinal malabsorption, osteomala…
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