Skeletal Health and Bone Marrow Composition Among Youth
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Bone Development
- Gender Dysphoria in Children
- Puberty
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: Non-RandomizedIntervention Model: Single Group AssignmentMasking: None (Open Label)Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 9 years and 14 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
The investigators propose to identify the effects of pubertal blockade on bone density and size in pediatric transgender individuals. Information is limited regarding bone health and metabolism for this group, and especially for children who are transgender. Further, the team's expertise in magnetic...
The investigators propose to identify the effects of pubertal blockade on bone density and size in pediatric transgender individuals. Information is limited regarding bone health and metabolism for this group, and especially for children who are transgender. Further, the team's expertise in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT), examining the natal female skeleton in previous NIH funded studies, and extensive clinical expertise, provide an ideal foundation to apply this protocol to examine transgender female and transgender male skeleton. Findings from this study will allow us to identify potential preventative strategies to counter the long-term effects of puberty blockade such as osteoporosis and raise awareness of this medical consequence to medical care providers of transgender patients. The proposed project seeks to answer the clinically relevant question of how bone marrow composition relates to body composition, and its relation to both bone density and skeletal strength, in transgender patients who are undergoing puberty blockade, the first phase of therapy preceding gender-affirming hormone therapy.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04203381
- Collaborators
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Investigators
- Not Provided