Improving Osteoporosis Care in a Home Health Setting

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Osteoporosis
• Interventions: Other: patient magazine

• Registration Number: NCT01109472
• Lead Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-04
• Study First Submitted: 2010-04-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-04-21
• Study First Posted: 2010-04-23
• Primary Completion: 2012-08
• Study Completion: 2012-11
• Status Verified: 2013-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1009

Inclusion Criteria

• prior fracture
• osteoporosis diagnosis
• received home health care

Exclusion Criteria

• hospice
• active cancer treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patient Tailored Magazine	patient magazine	Patient responses from computer assisted telephone interviews will be used to develop a patient tailored educational magazine.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Initiation/Maintenance of Anti-osteoporosis prescription medication	Three months post initial survey

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Initiation/Maintenance of calcium and vitamin D	Three months post initial survey