Training of Orthopedic Residents in OP Treatment

Completed

• Conditions: Osteoporotic Fractures
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT04911946
• Lead Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Brief Summary

Objective: To assess whether residents (R1, R2 or R3 according to the year of residency) of an orthopedic tertiary service, investigate, treat and / or refer the patient with an osteoporotic fracture to treat osteoporosis (OP) and whether this learning is improved over the years of residence.

Methods: Residents answered diagnostic and therapeutic questions related to a clinical case of osteoporotic fracture (OF) in 4 scenarios, which were the initial care in the emergency room, at the time of discharge from hospital, during their outpatient return in 3 and 6 months. Answers were compared between years of residence.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-05
• Study First Submitted: 2021-05-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-05-27
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-03
• Study Start: 2021-06-09
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-15
• Study Completion: 2021-06-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-06-24
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Physicians enrolled in the medical residency program in orthopedics and traumatology at IOT-HC-FMUSP.

Exclusion Criteria

• Abandonment of the medical residency program in orthopedics and traumatology at IOT-HC-FMUSP.
• Withdrawal from the medical residency program in orthopedics and traumatology at the IOT-HC-FMUSP for a period of more than 120 days.
• Expulsion from the medical residency program in orthopedics and traumatology at IOT-HC-FMUSP.
• Transfer of the medical residency program in orthopedics and traumatology from IOT-HC-FMUSP to another institution.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
R2	Questionnaire	Resident of the second year of orthopedics and traumatology at IOT-HC-FMUSP.
R3	Questionnaire	Resident of the third year of orthopedics and traumatology at IOT-HC-FMUSP.
R1	Questionnaire	Resident of the first year of orthopedics and traumatology at IOT-HC-FMUSP.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary prevention of osteoporotic fracture	through study completion, an average of 1 month	Number of residents investigating and treating osteoporosis in an appropriate manner

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient referral to secondary prevention of osteoporotic fracture	through study completion, an average of 1 month	Number of residents that does not start osteoporosis treatment but refer the patient to another professional to conduct the case.
Change the proficiency of secondary prevention with increasing graduation in the residency program	through study completion, an average of 1 month	Increase the number of residents who adequately treat osteoporosis categorized by year of graduation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia do Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo; 🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil