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Bone Disease in Severely Burned Children

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00591162
Recruitment Status : Terminated (terminated due to PI lab/duties affected by natural disaster.)
First Posted : January 11, 2008
Last Update Posted : June 6, 2014
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Bone metabolism is adversely affected by severe burns in children for a period of time.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Burn Drug: Tetracycline Radiation: Duel Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) Procedure: Bone Biopsy Phase 2 Phase 3

Detailed Description:
More closely monitored biochemical and radiologic parameters of bone and mineral metabolism will increase the likelihood of earlier detection of abnormalities and possible therapeutic interventions.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 254 participants
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Bone Disease in Severely Burned Children
Study Start Date : October 1992
Actual Primary Completion Date : June 2008
Actual Study Completion Date : June 2008

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MedlinePlus related topics: Bone Diseases Burns

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: 1
Compare bone density of severly burned children to normal non-burned population
 Drug: Tetracycline
Two courses of IV Tetracycline(10mg./kg./day for two days)separated by a two week interval.

Radiation: Duel Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA)
DEXA before discharge from acute admission and again one year post burn.
Other Name: Duel Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry

Procedure: Bone Biopsy
Bone biopsy to be taken in the operation room at the last skin grafting operation at the site of the iliac crest. A second bone biopsy will be taken one year later post discharge from the acute admission.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Determine Bone Health(bone growth,strength,and content) in burn injured patients. [ Time Frame: Admission to Burn Unit up to eighteen years old. ]

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Ages Eligible for Study:   5 Years to 18 Years   (Child, Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children age 5-18 years old with at least 40% or more of their body burned.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Anyone with a burn covering less than 40% of the body or whose burn covers the front of both hipbones.
  • Anyone younger than 5 years old, anyone with a history of cancer or other metabolic disease process, or anyone who is pregnant or has an allergy to Tetracycline will also be excluded.
  • Anyone who has participated in an investigational drug trial within the past 60 days from date of admission will be excluded from this study.
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Locations
United States, Texas
U.T.M.B.
Galveston, Texas, United States, 77550
Sponsors and Collaborators
The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Klein Gordon, M.D. U.T.M.B.
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Responsible Party: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00591162     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 92-304
First Posted: January 11, 2008    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: June 6, 2014
Last Verified: June 2014

Keywords provided by The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston:
Bone, Dexa, Parathyroid, Diuretic, Tetracycline

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Tetracycline
Anti-Bacterial Agents
 Anti-Infective Agents
Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action