- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03839732
Observer Variability in Scoring Abdominal Aortic Calcifications and Vertebral Morphometry (CALCIFY2D)
Calcify2D: Assessment of Observer Variability of a New Software for the Quantitative Evaluation of Abdominal Aortic Calcifications, Vertebral Morphometry and Their Relationships in Fragile Patients, Compared to Current Visual Scoring Methods
BACKGROUND In the context of a progressively aging population, monitoring the status of Vascular Calcifications (VC) and Vertebral Fractures (VF) over time would be of primary importance, as VC and VF are recognized to be hallmarks of severe cardiovascular events (hospitalization and/or death) and hip fractures respectively, and VF represent an under-diagnosed cause of progressive disability and pain on its own. Moreover, there is an acknowledged relationships between VC and VF.
However, data about the emergence/progression of VC and the emergence/worsening of VF over time are lacking. This is likely due to the absence of monitoring instruments for VC and VF that are both precise and easily accessible/applicable.
OBJECTIVE This study aims to define the observer variability of a new software developed by the study sponsor and collaborators, called Calcify2D. Calcify2D offers physicians a computer-assisted procedure to simultaneously score vascular calcifications at the abdominal aorta and lumbar vertebral fractures (according to Quantitative Vertebral Morphometry principles) based on a latero-lateral thoracolumbar spine radiography. Secondary aims are the validation of the scores obtained from latero-lateral thoracolumbar spine radiography with more invasive and/or costly gold-standard imaging modalities (Computed Tomography for VC, Magnetic Resonance for VF) that may have been acquired near-simultaneously to radiographs on the patients enrolled for the study.
STUDY DESIGN Not-for-profit monocentric observational study to be conducted on the diagnostic images of the thoracolumbar spine already collected at Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli (IOR) within a previous interventional study.
Scoring of VC and VF will be performed by four clinicians from four relevant specialties, chosen among those who may often see VC and VF and are already familiar with the traditional scoring systems for both VC and VF (one radiologist and one spine orthopaedics from IOR, one nephrologist from the National Research Council and one internist from University of Padua).
Each clinician will assess all radiographs to score VC and QVM, both via computer assisted procedures and via traditional visual inspection. To avoid bias, an interval of at least one week will be left between the computer assisted and visual scoring. To define intra-observer variability (i.e. repeatability), the whole dataset will be re-assessed three times.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Enrico Schileo, Ph.D.
- Phone Number: +390516366965
- Email: enrico.schileo@ior.it
Study Locations
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Bologna, BO, Italy, 40136
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients included in a previous interventional study (VTP vs KYPHO) of the sponsor.
- Availability of diagnostic images (Dorso-lumbar radiographies taken in L-L projection).
- Rx images will be screened for the presence of VC, retaining only those showing VC.
- Informed consent obtained prior to any study analysis-evaluation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Images showing severe artefacts (usually due to presence of metallic devices) that alter the grayscale range and hinder correct identification of VC and vertebral fractures
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Vascular Calcification Group
Patients with prevalent vascular calcifications will be analysed to verify the intra- and inter-observer reliability of the score of abdominal aorta calcifications
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Radiographs showing VC will be used to assess whether the computer assisted VC scoring (primary objective) and Quantitative Vertebral Morphometry (QVM, limited to lumbar spine, secondary objective n.1) through the Calcify2D software are less variable with respect to the traditional visual scoring of VC and QVM.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Observer variability in scoring Vascular Calcification at the abdominal aorta
Time Frame: through study completion, 1 year at maximum
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Observer variability (repeatability and reproducibility) in the assessment of vascular calcifications at the abdominal aorta according to a widely adopted scoring system (Kauppila et al., 1997): comparison between computer assisted and visual scoring.
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through study completion, 1 year at maximum
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Observer variability in scoring Vertebral Fractures at the lumbar spine
Time Frame: through study completion, 1 year at maximum
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Observer variability (repeatability and reproducibility) in the assessment of vertebral fractures in the lumbar spine according to Quantitative Vertebral Morphometry (Genant et al., 2000): comparison between computer assisted and visual scoring.
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through study completion, 1 year at maximum
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Accuracy of computer assisted VC score
Time Frame: through study completion, 1 year at maximum
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Accuracy of VC score computed by Calcify2D software will be tested against a gold standard CT-based score
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through study completion, 1 year at maximum
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Accuracy of computer assisted QVM
Time Frame: through study completion, 1 year at maximum
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Accuracy of QVM score computed by Calcify2D software will be tested for the detection of mild vertebral fractures against gold standard Magnetic Resonance imaging
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through study completion, 1 year at maximum
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Enrico Schileo, Ph.D., Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- CE AVEC 695/2018/Oss/IOR
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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