Observational Study of Muscle and Bone Disorders

This observational study is looking for adults aged 18 and older who have both a muscle disorder and a bone disorder, especially if these conditions run in their family. Researchers want to understand the genetic causes of these combined conditions. You would participate in a quick and painless procedure called Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy. This device, which looks like a barcode scanner, shines infrared light on your skin (calf, bicep, or head) to measure things like blood, water, and fat in your tissues. This helps researchers understand how your tissues work and how changes in your body's processes might affect your long-term health. The study aims to understand muscle disease within one week of measurement.

Study design
This is an observational study planning to enroll 25 participants. It is not a treatment study, but rather aims to understand muscle and bone disorders.
What's involved
You would have a Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy measurement, which involves placing a probe on your skin for a short period. The primary endpoint, muscle disease, is measured at 1 week.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint, muscle disease, is measured at 1 week.

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NCT01166854

Characterization of Familial Myopathy and Paget Disease of Bone

Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
University of California, Irvine
~25 participants
Updated 2025-06-18 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
muscle disease
Measured over 1 week
Muscle Disorder
Bone Disorder
1 sites across 1 states
California1
  • Virginia Kimonis, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine
  • Bruce Tromberg, PhD · STUDY_DIRECTOR · Beckman Laser Institute University of California Irvine

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

diagnose of Muscle or bone disorders
with a combination of medical problems including muscle and bone disease and their family members.

Exclusion

under 18 year of age
unrelated diagnosis
  • muscle disease1 week