CF Drug's hidden impact on bones and muscles revealed
NCT ID NCT04206436
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how CFTR modulators, a type of cystic fibrosis treatment, affect bone strength and muscle mass in adults with CF. Researchers will measure changes in bone density and lean body mass over 12 to 24 months. The goal is to understand whether these treatments help or harm bone and muscle health. About 63 adults with confirmed CF are taking part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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63 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Enrollment will target groups that are frequency matched for age (decade), race, sex, pancreatic insufficiency and glucocorticoid usage (inhaled or systemic as both have skeletal effects in some studies) to control for these factors influencing relevant bone and muscle outcomes. (see statistical description). The study will enroll up to 30 subjects in each group, expecting up to 25% dropout.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * documented, confirmed diagnosis of CF * Age ≥18 years old * \>21 days since the start of their last pulmonary exacerbation at the baseline visit * Provide signed written informed consent to participate Exclusion Criteria: * • Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<30 ml/min/m2 using the CKD-EPI equation, * Treatment with any osteoporosis medication within 6 months for oral agents or 1 year for intravenous or injectable agents (Subjects may participate if therapy stopped earlier than these time periods). * Current treatment with growth hormone or IGF-1 * Currently pregnant or lactating or planning plan on becoming pregnant during the duration of the study. * Life expectancy less than 12 months * History of lung transplantation * Conditions that in the opinion of the investigators would interfere with the ability to collect or interpret the data, or put the patient at higher safety risk from study procedures.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202-5149, United States
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