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High Resolution Thermal Imaging to Identify Vertebral Fractures in Children and Young People With Osteogenesis Imperfecta

NCT04231916 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 11

Last updated 2020-01-18

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Summary

Brittle bone disease also known as osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is characterised by a defect in the bone tissue that leads to recurrent fractures and significant bone deformities in children. These fractures include vertebral (spinal) fractures. As a result, child with OI require regular clinic surveillance that includes repeated xrays of the spine. in our pilot study the investigators plan to use a thermal imaging camera that can pick up changes in temperature to 0.03 degrees to determine whether the investigators can accurately identify vertebral fractures without the need for radiation. in the first part of the study the investigators will compare the thermal images from the camera with the xrays to see if the investigators can pick up the vertebral fractures seen on the xray picture. If this is possible, then the investigators will move on to phase 2 of the study which will investigate the ability of the thermal camera to pick up vertebral fractures without prior knowledge of where the fractures are located. If this approach is successful this will help us to develop a nonradiation, lowcost painless way of identifying vertebral fractures in children with OI.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Thermal imaging device

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
5 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-23
Primary Completion
2016-07-07
Completion
2016-07-07

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