Prospective evaluation of bone strength, physical activity, falls, subsequent fractures and mortality in patients presenting with a recent clinical fracture.
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- 1001329610017322loss of bone mass
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON41637
- Lead Sponsor
- Viecuri Medisch Centrum voor Noord-Limburg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 500
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients aged 50 years and older with a recent fracture that is being evaluated at the FLS at VieCuri MC.
2. Patients who understand the conditions of the study and are willing and able to comply with the scheduled study procedures
3. Patients who signed the Ethics Committee approved specific Informed Consent Form prior to inclusion.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with malignancy metastatic to the bone.
2. Patients with osteomyelitis.
3. Patients with fractures due to failure of a prosthesis.
4. Patients, who as judged by the Principal Investigator, are mentally incompetent. Patients who are compos mentis and understand the patient information, will not be considered mentally incompetent.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Bone structure parameters, bone strength, physical activity, falls, subsequent<br /><br>fractures and mortality. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>In addition, parameters assessed during regular care will be investigated such<br /><br>as clinical risk factors for fractures and osteoporosis, dietary calcium<br /><br>intake, fall risk assessment, muscle strength and function, gait quality, bone<br /><br>mineral density and laboratory analysis.</p><br>