Scientists gather leftover surgical tissue to unlock secrets of bone disease
NCT ID NCT00802607
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study collected bone, cartilage, skin, and fat tissue from 50 patients undergoing surgery at Children's National Medical Center. The goal was to grow cells from these tissues in the lab and analyze them to better understand bone and connective tissue diseases. The study was terminated early, but the samples may still provide valuable insights for future research.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2008
- Finished
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Oct 2010
- Lead sponsor
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A government research agency
The lead sponsor is the US National Institutes of Health.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Any patient who is undergoing clinically indicated surgery that entails removal of bone with red marrow, dermis and adipose tissue. * Patients with a documented musculoskeletal disease will be eligible for inclusion in this protocol if they are undergoing a medically indicated surgical procedure in which surgical waste containing bone and/or skin and/or fat is generated. * Subjects under 18 years of age may be entered into this research study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Childrens National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
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