The Relationship Between Lipedema and Osteoporosis
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorFatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
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
Qualifiers
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 design
Treatments tested in this trial
- DXA
Treatment groups
120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov