The Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health
The Indiana Center for Musculoskeletal Health (ICMH) Repository is the result of the effort of the Musculoskeletal Function, Imaging and Testing Resource Core (FIT Core), supported by a NIH/NIAMS funded P30- ICCCR grant. The goal is to facilitate research to better understand the pathogenesis and definition/clinical presentations of musculoskeletal disorders.
The FIT Core provides standardized assessments of physical function tests and bone/muscle imaging collated in a single database connected to patient medical records. Most of the patients have corresponding blood specimens. We also have separate muscle, bone, cartilage, and synovial tissues collected during operative procedures or muscle biopsy. The patients are 5 years and older and include individuals with disease states or healthy volunteers.
The ICMH Repository database includes data from Balance Test, Usual Gait Speed Test, Fast Gait Speed Test, SF-36 Questionnaire, Repeat Chair Stands Test, PROMIS Questionnaire, Falls Questionnaire, 6 Minute Walk Test, and imaging data from DXA and HR-pQCT scans.
| Population | Buffy Coat | Cartilage | DNA | Muscle | Plasma | Serum | Saliva | Synovium | Urine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals with specific disease states, musculoskeletal disorders, and volunteers, age 5-100 |
Available Data
The FIT Core provides standardized assessments of physical function tests and bone/muscle imaging collated in a single database connected to patient medical records. Please contact the FIT Core team to request access to this data.