Improving Osteoporosis Care in a Home Health Setting

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01109472

Enrollment

1009

Registered

2010-04-23

Start date

2009-04-30

Completion date

2012-11-30

Last updated

2013-12-23

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Conditions

Osteoporosis

Brief summary

Study aims to improve osteoporosis care through patient tailored education materials in a group-randomized trial of patients referred to home health care with a history of fracture and/or an osteoporosis diagnosis. Project investigators will conduct telephone surveys and examine electronic medical record data to assess fracture related morbidity and mortality, osteoporosis treatment and adherence, and use of calcium and vitamin D supplements. We hypothesize that patients that receive the intervention materials will be more likely to initiate or maintain osteoporosis treatment.

Interventions

OTHERpatient magazine

patient magazine individually tailored to patient's prior feedback

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

50 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* prior fracture * osteoporosis diagnosis * received home health care

Exclusion criteria

* hospice * active cancer treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Initiation/Maintenance of Anti-osteoporosis prescription medication	Three months post initial survey

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Initiation/Maintenance of calcium and vitamin D	Three months post initial survey

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026