BACKGROUND Recent evidence has been published about the effectiveness for the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures (OF) of the hospital-based fracture liaison services. AIM To assess the effectiveness of a primary care based intervention in the secondary prevention of OF. METHODOLOGY Prospective study of random clusters, defined at the primary-care trust (PCT) level. Total study follow-up 3 years. Sample size 1800 patients. DESCRIPTION To launch a defined strategy for the identification of OF. To carry out a primary care based intervention about lifestyle, diet and drug prescription, if needed, with an intensive follow-up in the intervention PCT vs treatment as usual in the control branch. ANALYSIS As the outcome are the new OF, a survival analysis will be done. Risk factors will be analyzed through Cox proportional hazard regression model stratified by age groups. Outcomes : * new OF ratio in intervention vs control areas. * maintenance of the adherence to the pharmacological and non pharmacological interventions proposed * assessment of cost-effectivity of the intervention
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,800
Educational programme on pharmacological treatment, diet recommendations, physical activity programme on OF prevention in primary care
IDIAP Jordi Gol
Barcelona, Spain
RECRUITINGNumber of patients with osteoporotic fractures
Time frame: 24 months
economic cost
We will consider time spent by physicians and nurses, cost of treatment (hospital admissions, drug therapy, rehabilitation)
Time frame: 24 months
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