Simple Bone Cysts in Kids

Description

Simple bone cysts (SBCs) are cysts filled with fluid that occur most frequently in the long bones (arms or legs) of children. There are many ways to treat SBCs but it is unclear if one is better than another. The purpose of this research trial is to compare the effectiveness of two common treatments that are used by surgeons today.

Conditions

Bone Cyst

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

Simple bone cysts (SBCs) are cysts filled with fluid that occur most frequently in the long bones (arms or legs) of children. There are many ways to treat SBCs but it is unclear if one is better than another. The purpose of this research trial is to compare the effectiveness of two common treatments that are used by surgeons today.

Simple Bone Cysts in Kids (SBoCK)

Simple Bone Cysts in Kids

Condition
Bone Cyst
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Birmingham

Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

Loma Linda

Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354

Wilmington

Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware, United States, 19803

Chicago

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611

Baltimore

The John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

Bronx

The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, New York, United States, 10467

New York

Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York, United States, 10003

New York

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, United States, 10021

Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27599

Cincinnati

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patients with a confirmed simple bone cyst in a long bone (ie. arm or leg) within last 3 months
  • * At least 3 weeks must have elapsed since last fracture
  • * At least 3 months must have elapsed since last cyst treatment
  • * Patients and/or their legal representatives willing to provide written informed consent (and assent, when appropriate)
  • * Patients with stabilizing implants in the bone where the cyst is located
  • * Patients with bone disease (ie. osteogenesis imperfecta, cancer, osteoporosis, Paget's disease)
  • * Pregnant or breastfeeding female
  • * Patients with cysts crossing the growth plate (area where bone grows)

Ages Eligible for Study

2 Years to 21 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

The Hospital for Sick Children,

James G. Wright, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The Hospital for Sick Children

Sevan Hopyan, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The Hospital for Sick Children

Study Record Dates

2027-03