Strategies Targeting Osteoporosis to Prevent recurrent Fractures

Completed

• Conditions: Fragility fracture patients with osteoporosis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Osteoporosis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN88402931
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Alberta, Research Services Office (Canada)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-09-09
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

All patients 50 years of age or older, either sex, with a wrist fracture who present to the Emergency Departments or Fracture Clinics at our two study sites will be eligible for study enrollment.
Specifically:
1. Age 50 years or greater
2. Any distal forearm fracture

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unable to give simple informed consent
2. Unwilling to participate in the study
3. Unable to understand, read, or converse in English
4. Place of residence outside Capital Health
5. Already receiving osteoporosis treatment with a bisphosphonate
6. Previously documented allergy or intolerance to a bisphosphonate
7. Currently enrolled in the pilot study or other osteoporosis study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified