Osteoporosis and Fall Prevention Education

NCT01934400 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 201303003RINC
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 127
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective: The study is to increasing osteoporosis awareness with fracture risk assessments and management as well as fall prevention among elderly in northern region of Taiwan. Method: Six community osteoporosis and fall prevention educational programme will be held at northern region of Taiwan. A questionnaires design including demographic variables , FRAX variables, nutritional variables and osteoporosis and fall knowledge variables as well.The pretest-posttest method was used to analyse the effect on education. Expected outcomes : (1)Fall prevention educational programme will hold in northern region of Taiwan at different communities in order to increasing osteoporosis awareness with fracture risk assessment tool, establishing fall knowledges among elderly and some fall prevention skills.(2)Elderly with 10-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture risk who more than 20% and 10-year probability of hip fracture risk who more than 3% will identify as high risk of osteoporosis. (3) To estimate number of cases who identified as high risk will recommend for BMD measurement.

Conditions

Osteoporosis

Keywords

Osteoporosis; fall prevention; high risk population

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Measurement of effects of fall prevention education.

  The primary outcomes is to determine the effects after investigaor given the fall prevention education. The pretest-posttest method was used to analyse the effect on education.

  6-months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years - 90 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adults who attending the fall prevention educational programme.

You may qualify if:

• Adults between the ages of 40 to 90.
• Adults who been fractures prior to assessment.
• Adults who have ability, well conscious to complete the questionnaires.

You may not qualify if:

• Adults who have treatment currently will not include in this study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, 100, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoporosis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bone Diseases, Metabolic; Bone Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Officials

• Ding-Cheng Chan, MD,PHD

  National Taiwan University Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 26, 2013
• First Posted: September 4, 2013
• Study Start: April 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2013
• Study Completion: December 1, 2013
• Last Updated: April 23, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-04

Locations

TW (1)