A prospective study to determine how low bone mineral density and/or vertebral compression fractures associate with pain in adults with sickle cell disease
Oyebimpe O Adesina, MD, MS | |
(916)703-5166 | |
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Edward Lingayo | |
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18 Years - 80 Years
Observational
All
Age 18-80 years with SCD (any genotype, confirmed by hemoglobin electrophoresis or high performance liquid chromatography)
Ability to provide written informed consent
Ability to lay on a DXA scanner
Negative urine pregnancy test for women of childbearing potential at study entry
Pregnant women
Adults unable to consent
Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers)
Prisoners
Hospitalizations (any cause) within 2 weeks of study entry