Bone Disease in Severely Burned Children

June 5, 2014 updated by: The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Bone metabolism is adversely affected by severe burns in children for a period of time.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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 Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

254

Phase

  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Galveston, Texas, United States, 77550
        • U.T.M.B.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

5 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / 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 Names:
  • 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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Klein Gordon, M.D., U.T.M.B.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 1992

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 26, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

January 11, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 6, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 5, 2014

Last Verified

June 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 92-304

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