Pilot Study on the Effect of Mechanical Stimulation of Bone on ATP Release in Humans in Vivo
试验速览
- 阶段
- 1 期
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 10
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change in systemic ATP levels in response to mechanical stimulation
研究概览
简要总结
Rationale: Mechanical loading is well-known to have a strong anabolic effect on bone. It has therefore been proposed that a mechanical intervention could be an effective non-pharmacological approach to treat bone loss associated with conditions such as osteopenia and osteoporosis. Data from in vitro experiments indicate that the purine nucleotide adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP) is released by bone cells and mediates cellular crosstalk via P2 purinergic receptors in response to mechanical stimulation. ATP release by bone cells may thus be part of a general mechanism by which mechanical loading ultimately results in increased bone formation, but this remains to be investigated in humans in vivo. The investigators hypothesize that a mechanical intervention in humans leads to a rise in systemic ATP concentrations due to ATP release from bone.
Objective: To investigate in vivo whether a measurable increase in systemic ATP levels occurs in response to mechanical stimulation of bone in humans.
Study design: Intervention study with a non-randomized, non-blinded design. All subjects will participate in a single experiment, lasting approximately 3 hours, during which the subjects will receive a mechanical intervention at a fixed dose.
Study population: Maximally 10 healthy human volunteers (18-35 y). Intervention: Subjects will receive a gentle and safe mechanical intervention, which will be administered by means of a Juvent 1000 Vibration Platform delivering low-magnitude mechanical stimuli (i.e. vibrations) to the forearm. The mechanical stimulation will be administered at a frequency of 90 Hz and amplitude of 10 µm in an intermittent fashion, i.e. three 10-minute periods of stimulation with 10-minute rest periods in between.
Main outcome parameters: As the primary outcome parameter, a change in extracellular ATP concentrations as a result of the mechanical intervention will be assessed systemically.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 35 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Healthy human volunteers;
- •Age 18-35 years;
- •Cannulation of veins in forearm possible;
- •Written informed consent.
排除标准
- •Metabolic bone disease (osteoporosis, Paget's Disease, hyperparathyroidism, osteomalacia) or any other condition affecting bone metabolism (e.g. corticoid-treated rheumatoid arthritis);
- •Recent bone fracture of any kind ≤ 12 months preceding the study;
- •Blood donors.
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention group
As a mechanical intervention, we will use a vibration platform to administer mechanical stimulation to the forearm of subjects (see Figure 1). All subjects will participate in a single experiment during which they will receive the mechanical intervention a fixed dose of; the duration of an experiment is approximately three hours.
干预措施: Juvent 1000 Vibration Platform (Device)
结局指标
主要结局
Change in systemic ATP levels in response to mechanical stimulation
时间窗: Pre-post treatment comparison
As the primary outcome parameter, ATP release from bone after a mechanical intervention will be investigated in humans in vivo by assessing a change in systemic concentrations of ATP and its metabolites in response to mechanical stimulation as an objective outcome measure. A change in levels of ATP (or its metabolites) is defined as the average of three concentrations after the intervention minus the average of three concentrations before the intervention (i.e. baseline).
次要结局
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