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Detecting and Assessing Leg and Foot Stress Fractures Using Photon Counting CT

NCT06024798 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-03-28

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Summary

Stress fractures (fatigue or insufficiency fracture) are caused by the mismatch between bone strength and chronic stress applied to the bone. The vast majority of these fractures occur in the lower extremity. Early-stage diagnosis is crucial to optimize patient care. Appropriate imaging is relevant in confirming diagnosis after clinical suspicion of stress fractures. Radiographs have low sensitivity, so a relevant number of fractures go undetected. MRI has a high sensitivity, but its availability is limited, and its respective examination time is prolonged. This study investigates the diagnostic accuracy of PCCT in lower extremity stress fractures as a dose-saving technology, guaranteeing an examination according to the ALARA-principle (as low as reasonably achievable).

Conditions

  • Stress Fracture Foot
  • Stress Fracture Ankle
  • Stress Fracture of Tibia
  • Stress Fracture Metatarsal
  • Lower Limb Fracture

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Photon-Counting-Computed-Tomography

Initial and follow up (after 4 weeks) PCCT acquisition of the affected area of the lower extremity. Image acquisition will be performed on the PCCT

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Balgrist University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephan Wirth, PD Dr.med. · Balgrist University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2025-01-30

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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