Anyone that is five years or older is eligible to participate in the Function, Imaging, and Testing (FIT) Core located downtown at IU Health University Hospital. Our study provides a detailed overview of your bone and muscle health.
Participants are paid for the assessments they are willing and capable of doing. The information that is collected helps us learn more about muscle and bone disorders and gives approved researchers the tools to better define musculoskeletal disease.
What will I have the option to do? |
How long will it take? |
How will I be compensated? |
|---|---|---|
| Functional Measures |
30 minutes |
$25 |
| 6-minute walk test | ||
| Fast and usual walking speed | ||
| How many sit-to-stands you can complete in 30 seconds | ||
| Standing balance test | ||
| Timed up and go | ||
| Hand grip strength | ||
| Health history questionnaires | ||
| Imaging Scans |
40 minutes |
$25 |
| DXA Scan (Bone density, fat mass and lean mass) | ||
| HRpQCT Scan (Bone microarchitecture) | ||
| CBMT (Bone stiffness measures) - Coming soon |
30 minutes |
$40 |
| Testing |
10 minutes |
|
| Blood sample (max of 3.5 Tbsp based on body weight) |
$10 |
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| FIT Core Total Participation |
1 hour and 45 minutes |
$100 |
Investigators
The ICMH-CRC serves as the cornerstone for human subjects research and receives funding through a P30 grant from NIH NIAMS. Our three cores include the Administrative Core; the Function, Imaging and Testing (FIT) Core; and the Musculoskeletal, Informatics, and Methodological (MIM) Core. Collectively, our team is working to better define musculoskeletal disease that have common pathogenesis and clinical presentations.
