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A study to determine the distribution and risk factors involved in fractures occurring in the elderly population in Chandigarh

Epidemiology and assessment of predictive factors for geriatric fractures: the Chandigarh geriatric fracture study - CGFS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/04/018622
Enrollment
900
Registered
2019-04-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

PGIMER Chandigarh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All adult patients 60 years and above will be included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age 2. History of any fracture within 6 months of index survey. 3. Known cases of malignancy or pathological fractures due to malignancy. 4.Unwillingness to participate in the study. 5. Persons visiting Chandigarh temporarily and likely to be unavailable for complete follow-up during the study period.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the risk factors contributing to fractures in the study populationTimepoint: 12 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Overall incidence rate and anatomical distribution of fractures in study populationTimepoint: 12 months;To evaluate the utility of bone turnover markers as predictors of fracture risk.Timepoint: 12 months;To evaluate the utility of portable, ultrasound-based heel bone mineral density (BMD) estimation for screening of osteoporosis in the geriatric population.Timepoint: 12 months;To validate and compare the accuracy of three previously described fracture-risk tools in the Indian Population.Timepoint: 12 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Siddhartha Sharma

PGIMER, Chandigarh

sids82@gmail.com9988793537

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026