An observational study in Lipedema and Osteoporosis, sponsored by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-21.
Sponsored by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital · Observational
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relationship between lipedema and osteoporosis and to examine factors that may be associated with osteoporosis in individuals with lipedema.
Clinical characteristics such as age, body mass index (BMI), education level, marital status, age at menopause, number of births, duration of illness, occupation, duration of lactation, history of fractures, family history of fractures, smoking, alcohol consumption, dairy product intake, sun exposure habits, stage of lipedema, and type of lipedema will be recorded. Your blood test results obtained prior to routine osteoporosis treatment (complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein, calcium, phosphorus, alkaline phosphatase (ALP), parathyroid hormone (PTH), and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels) will be recorded. The severity of lower extremity pain will be assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Scores on the lower extremity functional scale will be recorded. For patients with lipedema, the average and most severe lower extremity pain experienced over the past month will be recorded. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) measurements assessing current bone loss will be recorded for the lumbar and hip regions.
85 studies on the registry are indexed under Lipedema; 32 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 120 is above the median of 90 across 42 observational studies indexed under Lipedema.
Browse Lipedema studies →Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital is the lead sponsor of 120 studies on the registry; 34 are open to participants now.
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postmenopausal patients with or without a diagnosis of lipedema
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Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
Postmenopausal
Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).
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BMI (body mass index)
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
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postmenopausal patients diagnosed with lipedema
Other: DXA
postmenopausal patients without lipedema
Other: DXA
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements will be recorded for the lumbar and hip regions
DXA
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) measurements for the lumbar and hip regions for the lumbar and hip regions
Time frame: 1 day
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