Echo Bone
Research type
Research Study
Full title
ECHographic technologies for bone fracture risk assessments and better OSteoporosis diagnoses (ECHOS)
IRAS ID
230385
Contact name
EM Dennison
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
UHS
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
Research Summary
This application seeks permission to measure ultrasound of the lumbar spine and proximal femur to assess bone mass and quality and compare it to DXA measurements obtained at the same time and as part of usual clinical care in those participants who give consent. The aim of the study is to test how acceptable the ultrasound is to patients, and how easy the tests are to perform, and to compare results of conventional DXA (the gold standard test for osteoporosis) with ultrasound.
Summary of Results
Ultrasound of the lumbar spine and proximal femur can be used to assess bone mass and quality. The aim of the study was to test how acceptable the ultrasound is to patients, and how easy the tests are to perform, and to compare ultrasound with the results of conventional DXA (the gold standard test for osteoporosis). We invited 1000 patients aged 30 to 80 attending for a DXA scan as part of routine clinical care to have an additional scan. We found that the ultrasound was quick and easy for radiographers to perform, and acceptable to patients. Data obtained from the scans will be combined with those collected from other international researchers to create a dataset large enough to see if an ultrasound test might one day replace DXA scans or be used alongside them to assess bone health.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 4
REC reference
18/WS/0102
Date of REC Opinion
29 Jun 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion