Integrating Osteoporosis in Primary Care: The Osteoporosis Risk and Management (ORMA) Project

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Osteoporosis; Musculoskeletal - Osteoporosis; Public Health - Health service research; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001420134
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Melbourne

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-10-15
• Study Completion: 2022-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 9 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

•General practices located in Victoria.
•General practices with PenCS software pre-installed.

Exclusion Criteria

•General practices using a different medical software than PenCS.
•General practices that have adopted a quality improvement process for their patients with osteoporosis in the last 12 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of patients appropriately identified with osteoporosis risk factors following RACGP osteoporosis guidelines, as assessed by examination of participant medical records.[4 months after implementation]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of patients appropriately tested for osteoporosis following RACGP guidelines as assessed by the evaluation of the general practitioner.<br>[4 months after implementation];Proportion of patients with an adequate documented diagnosis of osteoporosis as assessed by general practitioner's update of participant medical records.[4 months after implementation];Proportion of patients meeting the recommended guidelines for disease treatment evaluated through the examination of participant's medical records.[4 months after implementation<br>];Impact of the educational support provided to participating GPs on the earlier detection and management of osteoporosis and associated risk factors in patients evaluated using the GPs post-implementation survey[4 months after implementation];Cost-effectiveness of ORMA project using Quality-Adjusted Life Year (QALY) data[4 months after implementation]