Skeletal Health and Bone Marrow Composition in Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 36
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Bone marrow adiposity by magnetic resonance relaxometry (MR relaxometry)
研究概览
简要总结
The investigators will be evaluating bone marrow composition via magnetic resonance imaging in adolescents diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) compared to healthy, matched controls. The investigators will also be assessing their bone mineral density via other imaging modalities, including dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). This longitudinal project will focus on abnormalities in bone marrow composition, and specifically whether adolescents with diagnosed with CF exhibit increased bone marrow fat, its association with bone mineral density (BMD) and the underlying pathophysiology, including glycemic control, inflammation, and bone turnover markers.
详细描述
Less than optimal bone health has been seen in children that have cystic fibrosis (CF). This can present as low bone density or altered bone structure, weakening the bones and increasing fragility and fracture risk. As adolescence is especially important in bone development, conditions such as CF during this time can lead to long term bone issues. The underlying mechanisms are not well understood, but what is known is that red bone marrow converts to fat-rich yellow marrow. This study aims to focus on abnormalities in bone marrow, and specifically whether adolescents who have been diagnosed with CF have more bone marrow fat.
The primary hypothesis is that patients with CF will have associated increased fat levels in bone marrow, which will be associated with decreased bone formation and suboptimal bone health. The central objective is to obtain longitudinal data on the differences in bone marrow between patients with CF versus healthy adolescents. Long term, the investigators want to study how abnormal marrow fat and suboptimal bone health relate to one another.
The study involves 36 adolescents diagnosed with CF and 36 matched healthy controls. Eligibility criteria include no other chronic diseases that affect bone health and limited use of bone altering medications in the prior three months. The adolescents with CF will be matched with healthy adolescents based on sex, ancestry, age, and pubertal stage. Additional data on participants with CF will be collected via a chart review that will enable us to more fully characterize their CF.
Imaging will include: MRI of the knee with quantitative marrow fat assessment; dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA); and peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). All scans will be for research purposes only. The MRIs will be evaluated for any incidental findings, and if any identified, it will be reported to their primary care physician.
Additionally, blood draws will be used to assess markers of bone formation/resorption and inflammation. In participants with CF, they will have a continuous glucose monitor to assess dysglycemia. All participants will also complete questionnaires.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Control
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 13 Years 至 20 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •13-20 years old
- •Cystic fibrosis with pancreatic insufficiency
- •Must have a stable treatment regimen, including CFTR modulator usage unchanged for the prior three months
- •Liver transplant recipients will be eligible, as long as they are at least 1 year post-transplant and are no longer on Prednisone for immunosuppressive therapy
排除标准
- •Diagnosis of other chronic disease affecting bone health
- •Active use (within the past 3 months) of medications that are known to affect skeletal metabolism
- •CF exacerbation or glucocorticoid exposure within the prior 1 month
- •Lung transplant
结局指标
主要结局
Bone marrow adiposity by magnetic resonance relaxometry (MR relaxometry)
时间窗: Baseline and One Year follow-up
Change in bone marrow adiposity measured by MR relaxometry
Bone marrow adiposity by magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)
时间窗: Baseline and One Year follow-up
Change in bone marrow adiposity measured by MRS
次要结局
- c-telopeptide(Baseline and One Year follow-up)
- Total body bone mineral density Z-score by Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)(Baseline and One Year follow-up)
- Hip BMD Z-score by DXA(Baseline and One year follow-up)
- Volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD)(Baseline and One Year follow-up)
- Spine BMD Z-score by DXA(Baseline and One Year follow-up)
- polar strength strain index(Baseline and One Year follow-up)
- osteocalcin(Baseline and One Year follow-up)
- procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide(Baseline and One Year follow-up)
研究者
Rebecca Gordon, MD
Attending Physician, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, MGH; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Massachusetts General Hospital