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Being involved and informed: Improving appointments about your bone health

A person-centred approach to improving uptake of Fracture Prevention drug Treatments (iFraP): a randomised controlled trial of the iFraP intervention in Fracture Liaison Services

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN10606407
Enrollment
380
Registered
2022-11-21
Start date
2023-03-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-27

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Conditions

Injuries and accidents, musculoskeletal Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

This study is an individual randomised controlled trial with parallel process evaluation and health economic evaluation. An individual patient-level randomised controlled trial was chosen to (a) minim

Sponsors

Keele University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
50 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adult patients aged >=50 years old eligible for FLS consultation based on having a previous fragility fracture(s) 2. Adult patients able to participate in an FLS appointment (face-to-face or remote consultation) with a participating NHS hospital or associated FLS Process evaluation: 3. As above AND clinicians who deliver iFraP interventions and GPs who consult with an iFraP participant

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are unable to give full informed consent or unable to comply with study procedures 2. Patients with a friend or relative in the study (identified through self-report)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Decisional difficulty measured using the Decisional Conflict Scale at 2 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Patient level and self-reported: 1. Perceptions of fracture risk assessed using a five-point scale at baseline and 2 weeks 2. Satisfaction with the amount of verbal information and experience assessed using an adapted version of the Satisfaction with Cancer Information Profile at 2 weeks 3. Satisfaction with the amount of written information using an adapted version of the Satisfaction with Cancer Information Profile at 3 months 4. Generic health-related quality of life assessed using the EQ-5D-5L, at baseline, 2 weeks, and 3 months 5. Worry about further falls and fractures assessed using an adapted single item measure at 2 weeks 6. Illness perceptions measured with the Modified Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire assessed at baseline, 2 weeks, and 3 months 7. Patient’s perception of patient-centred care measured with the Patient-Professional Interaction Questionnaire (PPIQ) at 2 weeks 8. Weight, smoking and alcohol assessed at baseline and 3 months and change in physical activity assessed at 3 months 9. Healthcare resource use using the Healthcare Resource Use Questionnaire developed for the study at baseline and 3 months If osteoporosis drug treatments were discussed in the consultation: 1. Relative perceived importance of osteoporosis drug treatment benefits and possible side effects and adverse events measured using a bespoke questionnaire at 2 weeks 2. Patient satisfaction with medication information provided using the Satisfaction with Information about Medicines Scale at 2 weeks 3. Medicine perceptions using the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire at 2 weeks and 3 months 4. Initiation or intention to initiate (self-report) at 2 weeks and adherence, initiation, persistence, discontinuation, and side effects with osteoporosis drug treatments (self-report) at 3 months 5. Medicine initiation (prescription) and discontinuation from hospital electronic prescribing records at 3 months Process measures: 1. Clinician-reported fidelity of intervention delive

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactJo;Keele Smith;Clinical Trials Unit

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j.smith2@keele.ac.uk;ctu.operations@keele.ac.uk+44 (0)1782 733916;+44 (0)1782 732916

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 3, 2026