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Simple scan mistakes may skew osteoporosis diagnoses

NCT ID NCT07812402

Diagnosis Sponsor: Ankara Etlik City Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers at a Turkish hospital are studying how errors in bone density scans (DXA) affect doctors' decisions about osteoporosis. They will review scans from 530 adults, identify common positioning mistakes, correct them, and compare the original and corrected results. The goal is to see whether fixing these errors changes who gets diagnosed and treated for weak bones.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If the study shows that correcting scan errors changes diagnoses, clinics could adopt stricter scanning standards, leading to more accurate osteoporosis care.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, so it cannot prove that better scanning improves patient outcomes. The findings may not apply to other clinics with different equipment or training.

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Participants

About 530 people

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Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

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Lead sponsor

A government agency

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

All patients included are those who met the inclusion criteria and applied to the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation outpatient clinics of Ankara Etlik City Hospital, where a DXA scan was requested.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients over 18 years of age * Lumbar and proximal femur measurements Exclusion Criteria: * Measurements performed in children * Forearm measurements * Whole-body measurements * Measurements with patient-related uncorrectable sources of error (e.g., scoliosis, stabilization materials)

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Conditions

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osteoporosis

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Osteoporosis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ankara Etlik City Hospital

    Ankara, Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

  • Etlik City Hospital

    Ankara, Yenimahalle, 06170, Turkey (Türkiye)

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