Patients with hip fractures have suffered the most devastating consequence of osteoporosis; and yet, they are rarely if ever tested or treated for the condition, even though they remain at high risk of recurrent fracture. We hypothesize that, compared with usual care, an allied health professional-run osteoporosis service (case management) will be able to increase testing and treatment of osteoporosis in patients at high risk of fracture.
Patients with hip fractures have suffered the most devastating consequence of osteoporosis; and yet, they are rarely if ever tested or treated for the condition, even though they remain at high risk of recurrent fracture. We hypothesize that, compared with usual care, an allied health professional-run osteoporosis service (case management) will be able to increase testing and treatment of osteoporosis in patients at high risk of fracture.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
220
University of Alberta Hospitals
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The proportion of patients taking bisphosphonate therapy within 6 months of hip fracture
Proportion of patients taking prescription osteoporosis treatment at 6 months and 12 months
Proportion in receipt of a BMD test at 6 months and 12 months
Proportion still adherent to osteoporosis treatments at 6 months and 12 months
Proportion of patients with recurrent fractures at 6 months and 12 months
Cost effectiveness analyses
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