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Skeletal Health and Bone Marrow Composition in Adolescents With Cystic Fibrosis
Who can join
Ages 13 to 20 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * 13-20 years old * Cystic fibrosis with pancreatic insufficiency * Must have a stable treatment regimen, including CFTR modulator usage unchanged for the prior three months * Liver transplant recipients will be eligible, as long as they are at least 1 year post-transplant and are no longer on Prednisone for immunosuppressive therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of other chronic disease affecting bone health * Active use (within the past 3 months) of medications that are known to affect skeletal metabolism * CF exacerbation or glucocorticoid exposure within the prior 1 month * Lung transplant
About the study
The investigators will be evaluating bone marrow composition via magnetic resonance imaging in adolescents diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) compared to healthy, matched controls. The investigators will also be assessing their bone mineral density via other imaging modalities, including dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT). This longitudinal project will focus on abnormalities in bone marrow composition, and specifically whether adolescents with diagnosed with CF exhibit increased bone marrow fat, its association with bone mineral density (BMD) and the underlying pathophysiology, including glycemic control, inflammation, and bone turnover markers.
What is being tested
- Magnetic resonance relaxometry (diagnostic test)
- Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (diagnostic test)
- Blood Draw (diagnostic test)
- DXA (diagnostic test)
- pQCT (diagnostic test)
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital · Participants: 36 · Started: Apr 1, 2024
Contact the study team
- Rebecca Gordon, MD · Phone: (617) 355-7476
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06216704
Locations in the U.S.
| Massachusetts | Boston Children's Hospital, Boston |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.