J-CaraT study

J-CaraT study

Japanese study of bone miCrostructure and minerAl density in a noRmAtive cohorT measured by HR-pQCT

Participants

Normal volunteers 520

Men 260, Women 260, Age: 20-89 (40 men and 40women / each generation)

Endpoints

                                           0      3 years

DXA                                    ○      ○

 (L-spine,femur)

X-ray                                   ○      ○

 (spine)

Blood test                            ○      ○

 (bone turnover marker)

HR-pQCT                             ○      ○

 (radius, tibia)    

Update

2015.09.14 started

2015.12.04 FPI

2019.12.12 LPI (Baseline)