Evaluation of Bone Length Measurement

University of Michigan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoporosis; Bone Calcification

Treatments: Procedure: Lunar iXDA scan

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02165527

HUM29462

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if Lunar iXDA scanning with the use of a computer software program can make accurate measurements of the length of leg bones compared to conventional x-rays.

Full description

The investigators would like to see how well the calculation of bone length using Lunar iDxa compares to conventional x-ray since the Lunar iXDA exposed patients to less radiation than conventional x-rays.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 yrs. of age or older
• Have recent x-rays of lower extremity
• Are at least 3 feet 7 inches tall and not taller than 6 feet 7 inches.

Exclusion criteria

• Are unwilling to read and sign the consent
• Are pregnant or if subject has not had a negative pregnancy test just prior to the iXDA scan
• Have severe deformities of your legs or back
• Unable to lay on the scanning table for the scan

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

x-ray with iXDA scan

Experimental group

Description:

Tota body scan taken by the Lunar iXDA. During the scan, subject will be asked to lay on their back. Following the Lunar iDXA scan, the computer of the Luna iXDA will calculate bone length. The calculation of bone length will be compared to a calculation from the subject's conventional x-ray to determine accuracy.

Treatment:

Procedure: Lunar iXDA scan