Relating results from ultrasounds of the hip and spine to X-ray scans for measuring bone health

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Osteoporosis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Osteoporosis, unspecified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN50126981
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2022 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33278653/ primary results to assess the diagnostic accuracy of Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (REMS) technology with respect to DXA (added 06/12/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-03-02
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 9 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4307

Inclusion Criteria

1. Attending for DXA scan as part of routine clinical care
2. Both women and men
3. All ethnicities
4. Age range from 30 to 80 years
5. Body mass index (BMI) < 40 kg/m2
6. Absence of significant walking impairment
7. Medical prescription for a spinal and/or femoral DXA
8. Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Must be able to understand information sheet and give informed consent
2. Significant walking impairment
3. BMI > 40 kg/m2

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The assessment of correlation degree and diagnostic agreement between the new ultrasound method for osteoporosis diagnosis and DXA outcome, collected at a single timepoint

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
There are no secondary outcome measures