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

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

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 population

postmenopausal patients with or without a diagnosis of lipedema

Trial design

Design model

Case-control

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

  • DXA

    Other intervention

    Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements will be recorded for the lumbar and hip regions

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Group11 intervention
Group B: Group21 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

DXA

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) measurements for the lumbar and hip regions for the lumbar and hip regions

Time frame
1 day

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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