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Optimisation of Falls Prevention After Low-energy Osteoporotic Fractures: Feasibility Study

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Osteoporotic Fractures
Interventions
Other: rehabilitation program
Registration Number
NCT03642808
Lead Sponsor
Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph
Brief Summary

Within the Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph (GHPSJ), a reinforced medical care of osteoporosis ('Fracture Liaison service') was organized for osteoporotic fractured patients. The evaluation of benefits of this program through a randomized study showed an improvement in diagnostic tests performed (bone densitometry) and antiosteoporotic treatment initiated (OPTIPOST study, being published in BMJ). However, of 323 patients included, 91 presented a new fracture within 12 months. Among them, 40/126 patients (31.7%) were in the reinforced medical care arm. This result clearly demonstrates the need for a specific medical care program for patients with osteoporotic fracture falling regularly.

Detailed Description

Only few studies for secondary prevention of falls have been conducted in France yet. This can be partly explained by the complexity of reeducation programs to implement and by organization issues. Moreover, to our knowledge, no study has demonstrated the benefit of such programs on secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures, even though falls prevention is needed. Our objective is to demonstrate with a pilot study the feasibility of a falls secondary prevention program, based on a rheumatology (GHPSJ) and reeducation wards (Hôpital Sainte-Marie Paris : HSMP) collaboration. Considering the innovative nature of both this program and this collaboration, a feasibility study is preferable before conducting a larger multicentric study, evaluating locomoter benefits of this program in comparison with usual primary care.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
17
Inclusion Criteria
  • Men and women (age ≥ 60 years)
  • Francophone
  • Hospitalized patient or who is consulted in rheumatology or indicated for bone densitometry in Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, who are suffered a low-energy osteoporotic fracture in the last 12 months
  • Patient with an acceptable handicap level definied by a Timed Up & Go test (TUG) <14 seconds
  • Autonomous patient with instrumental activities of daily living score (4 items) = 0/4 and Activities of Daily Living score (6 items) ≥5.5/6
  • Patient with medical insurance
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of locomor specialized care for the falls prevention
  • Cognitive impairment/diagnosed dementia or chronic neurological disorder, which doesn't permit the undertanding or a follow-up to a rehabilitation program
  • Fall due to a neurovascular disease or acute cardiovascular
  • Significant comorbidities which don't permit a locomotor rehabilitation care
  • Refusal to participate in the study
  • Refusal to follow the entire rehabilitation program
  • Geographic remoteness which doesn't permit the movement to the rehabilitation center
  • Contreindicated balneotherapy: incontinence, skin disease or cardiovascular disease
  • Patient under guardianship or curatorship
  • Patient deprived of liberty

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
rehabilitation programrehabilitation program* Duration of 8 weeks for a cycle of rehabilitation at the rate of two half-days per week * Two interventions per half-day: 30 minutes of education and 1h30 of rehabilitation: physiotherapist, psychomotricity, adapted physical activity
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Satisfaction of health professionals with reinforced medical care: questionnaire.2 months

Satisfaction of health professionals with reinforced medical care: satisfaction questionnaire. Evaluation made for the end of the program of reeducation Sections A and B and D: Hôpital Sainte-Marie Paris staff, Sections C and D: Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph staff 12 questions for the sections A-B-C-D with possible answer: degree of satisfaction (very satisfied/rather satisfied/ rather unhappy/ very dissatisfied)

A. Regarding the rehabilitation program B. Regarding patients C. Regarding the inclusion visit D: Concerning the link between the rheumatology department of the Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph and the hospital day of Rehabilitation of the Hôpital Sainte-Marie Paris

E: Overall assessment: ree comment

Compliance and satisfaction of patients with reinforced medical care2 months

compliance and satisfaction of patients with reinforced medical care: compliance questionnaire. Evaluation made for the end of the program of reeducation :

EVALUATION OF PATIENT ATTENDANCE (2 questions):

1. How many days did you participate in re-education sessions at the Hôpital Sainte-Marie Paris as part of the OPTICHUTE rehabilitation program?

2. Have you attended all the proposed rehabilitation sessions? (yes/no)

EVALUATION OF PATIENT SATISFACTION: possible answer: degree of satisfaction (very satisfied/overall Satisfied/overall dissatisfied/ very dissatisfied)

A: concerning the initial medical examination and the organization of your appointments : 2 questions B: concerning the progress of the reeducation sessions: 5 questions C: concerning the rehabilitation program more generally: 5 questions D: overall assessment - free comment

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of news falls1 year

Number of new falls within the year following the beginning of the program

Number of new osteoporotic fractures1 year

Number of new osteoporotic fractures within the year following the beginning of the program

Number of new hospitalizations1 year

Number of new hospitalizations within the year following the beginning of the program

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph

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Paris, Ile-de-France, France

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