NCT00631397

A Preliminary Study of Bone Density in Neonates

A Preliminary Study of Bone Density Measurements in Neonates Using the Sunlight Omnisense 7000P Ultrasound Bone Sonometer

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of South Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 24 Weeks – 33 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study is to measure how dense or solid the infant's bones are using a new ultrasound machine and how that density changes over time.

Detailed description

premature infants weighing less than 1500 gms and less than 33 weeks gestation are eligible for the study

Conditions

• Osteopenia Of Prematurity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Ultrasound machine	Weekly Bone Density measurements using the Sonometer

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-03-01
• Primary completion: 2008-05-01
• Completion: 2008-05-01
• First posted: 2008-03-07
• Last updated: 2012-06-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States