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Exploring Frailty and Disease Experiences in Elderly Osteoporosis Patients: A Mixed-Methods Study

Exploring Frailty and Disease Experiences in Elderly Osteoporosis Patients: A Mixed-Methods Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500097059
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-02-11
Start date
2025-02-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Osteoporosis

Interventions

Observation group:None

Sponsors

Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for quantitative research: 1. Individuals aged 60 years or older; 2.Those meeting the diagnostic criteria of osteoporosis by the Chinese Medical Association (meeting any one of the following three conditions): hip or vertebral fragility fractures; T-value of axial bone mineral density or distal 1/3 of the radius measured by DXA <=-2.5; bone mineral density measurement showing osteopenia (-2.5 < T-value < -1.0) combined with fragility fractures in the proximal humerus, pelvis, or distal forearm; 3. Those with good communication skills and the ability to effectively read questionnaires;4.Those willing to participate in the investigation and signing the informed consent form. Inclusion criteria for qualitative research: Adopting the principles of purposiveness and heterogeneity, samples were selected from the osteoporosis frail patients in the first part of the quantitative research, considering factors such as age, education level, occupation, and degree of frailty to select representative samples.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Qualitative research exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with other critical diseases (malignant tumors, disabled or bedridden patients, history of previous stroke and/or head trauma, central nervous system diseases); 2. Patients who cannot cooperate with the questionnaire survey and frailty assessment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Edmonton frail scale score;The Barthel Index score;Nutrition risk screening;Hospital anxiety and depression scale score;Muscle strength test;BMI;Hemoglobin;C-reactive protein;Neutrophil;Interleukin-6;Serum calcium;Serum creatinine;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sex;Age;Marital status;Living condition;Educational level;Payment of medical expenses;Insomnia;Take exercise;Smoking;Tipple;Calcium supplement;Have you fallen in the last year;Combined underlying disease;Monthly household income;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLiu Pei

Peking University Shenzhen Hospital

szzjia@126.com+86 135 0005 3715

Outcome results

None listed

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