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Bone Deterioration After Kidney Transplantation Assessed by DXA and HR-pQCT (DXACT)

6 novembre 2026 mis à jour par: Medical University Innsbruck

Prospective Imaging-based Assessment of Skeletal Deterioration After Kidney Transplantation Using DXA and HR-pQCT (DXACT Study)

The goal of this observational study is to learn how bone health changes during the first year after kidney transplantation in adults receiving their first kidney transplant.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • How many patients show a clinically relevant decline in bone density or bone structure within 12 months after transplantation?
  • Does a standard bone density scan (DXA) detect these changes as well as a high-resolution scan of bone structure (HR-pQCT)?

Participants will:

  • Have a DXA scan of the lower spine, hip and forearm and an HR-pQCT scan of the forearm and lower leg shortly after transplantation and again after 12 months. Participants followed up in Innsbruck may also have these scans after 6 months.
  • Give blood and urine samples at the same visits, taken together with routine blood tests whenever possible, for bone and mineral markers and storage in a biobank.

The study does not change any treatment. All treatment decisions remain with the patients' physicians.

Aperçu de l'étude

Statut

Recrutement

Les conditions

Intervention / Traitement

Description détaillée

Bone mineral density declines rapidly during the first 6-12 months after kidney transplantation, driven by glucocorticoid exposure, persistent chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD) and changes in bone turnover. This period coincides with the highest fracture risk. DXA-scans provide areal bone mineral density only and cannot distinguish cortical from trabecular bone or assess microarchitecture, so it may underestimate early cortical deterioration. HR-pQCT measures volumetric bone mineral density, cortical and trabecular microarchitecture and, by finite element analysis, estimated bone strength.

DXACT is an investigator-initiated, prospective, single-centre observational cohort study at the Medical University of Innsbruck. Baseline clinical and laboratory assessment is performed 7 +/- 2 days and imaging 10 +/- 7 days after transplantation; assessments are repeated at 12 months, with an optional 6-month visit for participants followed locally. HR-pQCT is performed at the distal radius and distal tibia of the dominant side (contralateral side if a vascular access or implant is present); DXA at the lumbar spine (L1-L4), hip and distal radius (33%).

Clinically relevant skeletal deterioration is defined as a change exceeding the least significant change (LSC = 2.77 x precision CV) of the respective modality and parameter. Laboratory assessments include parathyroid hormone, 25-hydroxy- and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, calcium, phosphate, P1NP, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, TRAP5b, CTX, osteocalcin and osteoprotegerin. EDTA plasma and urine are stored in a pseudonymised biobank at -80 °C.

Analyses are primarily descriptive and exploratory. Planned analyses include agreement and discordance between DXA- and HR-pQCT-based classification, associations of imaging changes with biochemical markers and clinical factors (age, sex, dialysis vintage, cumulative glucocorticoid dose, rejection, graft function), and comparison by graft function at 12 months. Incident fragility fractures beyond 12 months may be retrieved from routine clinical records without further participant contact.

Type d'étude

Observationnel

Inscription (Estimé)

100

Contacts et emplacements

Cette section fournit les coordonnées de ceux qui mènent l'étude et des informations sur le lieu où cette étude est menée.

Coordonnées de l'étude

Sauvegarde des contacts de l'étude

Lieux d'étude

  • L'Autriche
    • Tyrol
      • Innsbruck, Tyrol, L'Autriche, 6020
        • Recrutement
        • Medical University of Innsbruck, Department of Internal Medicine IV, Nephrology and Hypertension
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Chercheur principal:
          • Andreas Kronbichler, MD, PhD
        • Sous-enquêteur:
          • Clemens Untersulzner, MD

Critères de participation

Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.

Critère d'éligibilité

Âges éligibles pour étudier

18 ans et plus (Adulte, Adulte plus âgé)

Accepte les volontaires sains

Non

Sexes éligibles pour l'étude

Tout

Méthode d'échantillonnage

Échantillon non probabiliste

Population étudiée

Adult recipients of a first kidney transplant (living or deceased donor) treated at the Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria, who are approached by the study team within 10 days after transplantation.

La description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 years or older at the time of kidney transplantation
  • First kidney transplantation (living or deceased donor)
  • Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent
  • Enrolment possible within 10 days after kidney transplantation
  • Clinical stability sufficient to undergo imaging procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous kidney transplantation
  • Prior or ongoing treatment with antiresorptive or osteoanabolic therapies (e.g. bisphosphonates, denosumab, teriparatide) at the time of transplantation
  • Conditions precluding reliable bone imaging, including metal implants at the measurement sites
  • Contraindications to HR-pQCT or DXA
  • Inability to undergo imaging due to physical or technical limitations
  • Known metabolic bone diseases unrelated to chronic kidney disease-mineral and bone disorder (CKD-MBD)
  • Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would interfere with study participation, data quality or protocol adherence

Plan d'étude

Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.

Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?

Détails de conception

  • Modèles d'observation: COHORT
  • Perspectives temporelles: PROSPECTIVE

Cohortes et interventions

Groupe / Cohorte
Intervention / Traitement
Kidney transplant recipients

Adults (18 years or older) who received a first kidney transplant (living or deceased donor) at the Medical University of Innsbruck and are enrolled within 10 days after transplantation.
Test diagnostique: DXA and HR-pQCT

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry of the lumbar spine (L1-L4), hip and distal radius (33%) and high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography of the distal radius and distal tibia, performed at baseline (10 +/- 7 days after kidney transplantation) and at 12 months, with an optional 6-month visit. Imaging is used for research only; no treatment is assigned.

Autres noms:
  • Absorptiométrie à rayons X bi-énergie
  • High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography
Autre: Blood and urine sampling

Blood and urine samples at each study visit, taken together with routine blood draws, for markers of bone and mineral metabolism and storage in a biobank.

Que mesure l'étude ?

Principaux critères de jugement

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Proportion of Participants With Clinically Relevant Skeletal Deterioration on HR-pQCT
Délai: Baseline (10 +/- 7 days after transplantation) to 12 months

Deterioration exceeding the least significant change (LSC = 2.77 x precision CV) in at least one of cortical thickness, cortical porosity or finite element-derived failure load at the distal radius or distal tibia.
Baseline (10 +/- 7 days after transplantation) to 12 months
Proportion of Participants With Clinically Relevant Skeletal Deterioration on DXA
Délai: Baseline (10 +/- 7 days after transplantation) to 12 months

Decrease in areal bone mineral density exceeding the site-specific least significant change at the lumbar spine (L1-L4), hip or distal radius (33%).
Baseline (10 +/- 7 days after transplantation) to 12 months

Mesures de résultats secondaires

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Change in Cortical Thickness
Délai: Baseline to 12 months

Absolute (mm) and relative (%) change in cortical thickness at the distal radius and distal tibia measured by HR-pQCT.
Baseline to 12 months
Change in Cortical Porosity
Délai: Baseline to 12 months

Absolute (percentage points) and relative change in cortical porosity at the distal radius and distal tibia measured by HR-pQCT.
Baseline to 12 months
Change in Total Volumetric BMD
Délai: Baseline to 12 months

Absolute (mg HA/cm³) and relative (%) change in total volumetric bone mineral density at the distal radius and distal tibia measured by HR-pQCT.
Baseline to 12 months
Change in Cortical Volumetric BMD
Délai: Baseline to 12 months

Absolute (mg HA/cm³) and relative (%) change in cortical volumetric bone mineral density at the distal radius and distal tibia measured by HR-pQCT.
Baseline to 12 months
Change in Trabecular Volumetric BMD
Délai: Baseline to 12 months

Absolute (mg HA/cm³) and relative (%) change in trabecular volumetric bone mineral density at the distal radius and distal tibia measured by HR-pQCT.
Baseline to 12 months
Change in Trabecular Number
Délai: Baseline to 12 months

Absolute (1/mm) and relative (%) change in trabecular number at the distal radius and distal tibia measured by HR-pQCT.
Baseline to 12 months
Change in Trabecular Thickness
Délai: Baseline to 12 months

Absolute (mm) and relative (%) change in trabecular thickness at the distal radius and distal tibia measured by HR-pQCT.
Baseline to 12 months
Change in Trabecular Separation
Délai: Baseline to 12 months

Absolute (mm) and relative (%) change in trabecular separation at the distal radius and distal tibia measured by HR-pQCT.
Baseline to 12 months
Change in Biochemical Markers of Bone and Mineral Metabolism
Délai: Baseline to 12 months

Change in parathyroid hormone, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, calcium, phosphate, P1NP, bone-specific alkaline phosphatase, TRAP5b, CTX, osteocalcin and osteoprotegerin
Baseline to 12 months
Change in Estimated Bone Strength (Failure Load)
Délai: Baseline to 12 months

Absolute and relative change in finite element-derived failure load (N) at the distal radius and distal tibia.
Baseline to 12 months
Change in Areal Bone Mineral Density
Délai: Baseline to 12 months

Absolute and relative change in areal BMD (g/cm2) at the lumbar spine (L1-L4), total hip, femoral neck and distal radius (33%) measured by DXA.
Baseline to 12 months
Skeletal Changes by Graft Function
Délai: 12 months

Comparison of HR-pQCT and DXA changes between participants with eGFR >= 60 and < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (CKD-EPI 2021) at 12 months.
12 months

Autres mesures de résultats

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Discordance Between DXA and HR-pQCT Classification
Délai: 12 months

Proportion of participants classified differently by DXA and HR-pQCT, in particular stable DXA with deterioration on HR-pQCT.
12 months
Association of Dialysis Vintage With Skeletal Deterioration
Délai: Baseline to 12 months

Pre-transplant dialysis duration (continuous; pre-emptive, < 12, >= 12 months) as predictor of imaging-derived skeletal changes.
Baseline to 12 months
Incident Fragility Fractures
Délai: Up to 5 years after transplantation

Fragility fractures retrieved from routine clinical records without participant contact.
Up to 5 years after transplantation

Collaborateurs et enquêteurs

C'est ici que vous trouverez les personnes et les organisations impliquées dans cette étude.

Parrainer

Medical University Innsbruck

Les enquêteurs

  • Chercheur principal: Andreas Kronbichler, MD, PhD, Medical University Innsbruck

Publications et liens utiles

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Publications générales

Dates d'enregistrement des études

Ces dates suivent la progression des dossiers d'étude et des soumissions de résultats sommaires à ClinicalTrials.gov. Les dossiers d'étude et les résultats rapportés sont examinés par la Bibliothèque nationale de médecine (NLM) pour s'assurer qu'ils répondent à des normes de contrôle de qualité spécifiques avant d'être publiés sur le site Web public.

Dates principales de l'étude

Début de l'étude (Réel)

21 octobre 2026

Achèvement primaire (Estimé)

31 décembre 2029

Achèvement de l'étude (Estimé)

31 décembre 2029

Dates d'inscription aux études

Première soumission

28 octobre 2026

Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

6 novembre 2026

Première publication (Réel)

13 novembre 2026

Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude

Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)

13 novembre 2026

Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

6 novembre 2026

Dernière vérification

1 octobre 2026

Plus d'information

Termes liés à cette étude

Mots clés

Termes MeSH pertinents supplémentaires

Autres numéros d'identification d'étude

  • DXACT-003
  • 1140/2026 (Autre identifiant: Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Innsbruck)

Plan pour les données individuelles des participants (IPD)

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NON

Description du régime IPD

Individual participant data will not be shared publicly, as participant consent does not cover transfer to third parties. De-identified data may be made available by the study lead upon reasonable request, subject to approval by the ethics committee and data protection regulations.

Informations sur les médicaments et les dispositifs, documents d'étude

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Non

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Non

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