Observational study;Osteoporosis in spinal cord injury patients.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- 1. Spinal Cord Injury<br />2. Osteoporosis<br /> 3. Fractures.<br />(NLD: Dwarslaesie, osteoporose, botonkalking, fracturen, botbreuken).
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON25800
- Lead Sponsor
- Investigator-driven: Department of Endocrinology, VU University Medical Center.
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1. Wheelchair-bound male or female persons with spinal cord injury;
2. Age from 18 to 70 years;
Exclusion Criteria
Inability to give informed consent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Absolute and relative number of patients with diagnosis of osteoporosis or osteopenia according to WHO criteria;<br /><br>2. Proportion of participants with a Z-score of -1.0 or lower;<br /><br>3. Absolute and relative number of patients with fractures after the onset of SCI and the proportion that is adequately treated.<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Proportion of patients with high bone turnover;<br /><br>2. Total Qol-score;<br /><br>3. Proportion of patients with endocrine disturbances and/or autonomic dysregulation.<br>