About this trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between lipedema and osteoporosis and to examine factors that may be associated with osteoporosis in individuals with lipedema.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
being literate
voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study
being a postmenopausal woman
having a diagnosis of lipedema
Disqualifiers
the presence of other types of edema in which a component other than lipedema predominates (e.g., lymphedema, venous edema, edema associated with heart or kidney failure, etc.)
chronic liver disease,
body mass index (BMI) of over 50.0 (this condition reflects severe obesity, which has a significant impact on health beyond lipedema alone)
the presence of rheumatological diseases that may lead to secondary osteoporosis
Trial population
postmenopausal patients with or without a diagnosis of lipedema
Trial design
Case-control
Cross-sectional
Treatments tested in this trial
DXA
Other interventionDual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements will be recorded for the lumbar and hip regions
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
DXA
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) measurements for the lumbar and hip regions for the lumbar and hip regions
Locations
Sponsors and contacts
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