PHOENIX (Picking up Hidden Osteoporosis Effectively during Normal CT Imaging without additional X-rays): protocol for a randomised, multicentre feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Two million out of the UK's 5 million routine diagnostic CT scans performed each year incorporate the thoracolumbar spine or pelvic region. Up to one-third reveal undiagnosed osteoporosis or vertebral fractures. We developed an intervention, Picking up Hidden Osteoporosis Effectively during Normal CT Imaging without additional X-rays ('PHOENIX'), to facilitate early detection and management of osteoporosis in people attending hospitals for CT scans.

Methods and analysis

A multicentre, randomised, pragmatic feasibility study. From the general CT-attending population, women aged ≥65 years and men aged ≥75 years attending for CT scans are invited to participate, via a novel consent form incorporating Fracture Risk Assessment (FRAX) questions. Those at increased 10-

SUBMITTER: Poole KES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9125739 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature