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Bone Disease in Severely Burned Children

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Burn
Interventions
Radiation: Duel Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
Procedure: Bone Biopsy
Registration Number
NCT00591162
Lead Sponsor
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Brief Summary

Bone metabolism is adversely affected by severe burns in children for a period of time.

Detailed Description

More closely monitored biochemical and radiologic parameters of bone and mineral metabolism will increase the likelihood of earlier detection of abnormalities and possible therapeutic interventions.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
254
Inclusion Criteria
  • Children age 5-18 years old with at least 40% or more of their body burned.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Anyone with a burn covering less than 40% of the body or whose burn covers the front of both hipbones.
  • Anyone younger than 5 years old, anyone with a history of cancer or other metabolic disease process, or anyone who is pregnant or has an allergy to Tetracycline will also be excluded.
  • Anyone who has participated in an investigational drug trial within the past 60 days from date of admission will be excluded from this study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
1TetracyclineCompare bone density of severly burned children to normal non-burned population
1Duel Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)Compare bone density of severly burned children to normal non-burned population
1Bone BiopsyCompare bone density of severly burned children to normal non-burned population
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Determine Bone Health(bone growth,strength,and content) in burn injured patients.Admission to Burn Unit up to eighteen years old.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

U.T.M.B.

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Galveston, Texas, United States

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