Comparison of group instruction and email-based instruction on osteoporosis knowledge and preventive behaviors

Comparison of group instruction and email-based instruction on osteoporosis prevention among university female students

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2013031112783N1

Enrollment

252

Registered

2013-07-10

Start date

2013-04-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: osteoporosis. Condition 2: Osteoporosis. Osteoporosis with pathological fracture Osteoporosis without pathological fracture

Interventions

Intervention 1: First experiment group will participate in totally four osteoporosis classes. There will be one class each week. Group education will be conducted in these calsses. This intervention w

Lifestyle

First experiment group will participate in totally four osteoporosis classes. There will be one class each week. Group education will be conducted in these calsses. This intervention will finish after

Second experiment group ( email based education) will recieve four emails per week for four weeks. The contents of emails are about osteoporosis and its prevention. It will finish after four weeks.

Control group will not receive any education about osteoporosis or any other subject during study, neither class based nor email based. After post test and end of study they will receive osteoporosis

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 25 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: female students with ages 18-25; without any physical, psychological, muscoloskeletal or chronic disease; students who don't consume medicines that limit physical activity; students who are not pregnant; Having active email address Exclusion criteria: students who don't attend in osteoporosis classes regularly; students who don't want continue the research project; email addresses that are blocked during research; becoming pregnant during study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Osteoporosis knowledge. Timepoint: Before study and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Standard Osteoporosis knowledge questionnaire.;Osteoporosis self efficacy scale. Timepoint: Before study and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Standard osteoporosis self efficacy scale.;Operation regarding osteoporosis prevention. Timepoint: Before study and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Food frequency questionnaire regarding Calcium, International physical activity questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Osteoporosis knowledge. Timepoint: Before study and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Standard Osteoporosis knowledge questionnaire.;Osteoporosis self efficacy scale. Timepoint: Before study and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Standard osteoporosis self efficacy scale.;Operation regarding osteoporosis prevention. Timepoint: Before study and three months after intervention. Method of measurement: Food frequency questionnaire regarding Calcium, International physical activity questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShahnaz Golian Tehrani

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

golian@tums.ac.irn-shahmiri@razi.tums.ac.ir+98 21 6692 7171

Outcome results

None listed

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