Screening for Osteoporosis in General Practice

NCT02220699 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FEA-RN-2014-1
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 367
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

All Danish general practices have a data capture system that collects selected data from the electronic patient record. These data are used for various quality assurance purposes. The aim of the study is to evaluate the quality assurance system/program that identifies patients having an increased risk of osteoporosis.

Conditions

Osteoporosis

Keywords

Ostoporosis; Primary Prevention; Health Promotion; General Practice; Secondary screening; Patients at increased risk of osteoporosis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of patients with osteoporosis

  Participating patients are referred to a bone mineral density measurement (DXA scan). The exact time depends on the waiting time for bone mineral density Measurements.

  6 weeks after visit at the GP clinic

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Number of patients with osteopenia

  6 weeks after visit at the GP clinic

• Cost of identifying a patient with osteoporosis

  2 weeks after bone mineral density measurment

Other Outcomes (1)

• Patients satisfaction with being contacted to participate in a osteoporosis prevention study

  baseline

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients at list at the participating general pracitices who are identified to be at an increased risk of osteoporosis by the data capture program are invited to participate (by direct contact, mail or e-mail)

You may qualify if:

• Patient identified as being at an increased risk of osteoporosis by the data capture system

You may not qualify if:

• Known osteoporosis.
• Patients treated with alendronate.
• Patients below 25 years of age.
• Bone metastasis.
• Terminal disease.
• Severe dementia or other disease or condition that is incompatible with participation.
• Bone mineral density scan within the past 3 years.
• Errors in their ICPC coding that leads to the patient being misclassified as having an increased risk of osteoporosis.
• Patients not wanting to participate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aalborg University: lead
• Aalborg University Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Lægerne Sløjfen (a family medicine clinic)

Aalborg, North Denmark, 9220, Denmark

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoporosis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: GP, Ph.D, Professor at Department of Clinical Medicin, Aalborg University and head of the Research Unit of General Practice in Aalborg

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 17, 2014
• First Posted: August 20, 2014
• Study Start: January 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2014
• Study Completion: May 1, 2015
• Last Updated: July 19, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DK (1)