Effectiveness of an Educational Program in the Prevention of Osteoporosis and Fractures

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Fractures; Osteoporosis
• Interventions: Behavioral: multidisciplinary osteoporosis prevention educational program

• Registration Number: NCT00589615
• Lead Sponsor: University of Helsinki

Brief Summary

The study will elucidate the effectiveness of an educational program in the prevention of osteoporosis and fractures. A random sample of the female population in Southern Finland (Uusimaa region) within the age group of 60-70 years was drawn from the population registry. From 1996 through 2000, 2181 women from the population register were recruited and randomly assigned to the intervention and to the control group. The subjects in the intervention group have been on a multidisciplinary program and the subjects in the control group received osteoporosis prevention information through the media and health care system. An end point is any fracture during the ten-year follow-up.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 1996-01
• Status Verified: 2007-12
• Study First Submitted: 2007-12-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-01-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-01-09
• Study First Posted: 2008-01-10
• Last Update Posted: 2008-01-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 2181

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 60-70 years and living in southern Finland (Uusimaa region)

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
1	multidisciplinary osteoporosis prevention educational program	The multidisciplinary osteoporosis prevention study started with a five-day program at a rehabilitation centre and will be followed by one-day group appointments twice.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Miina Sillanpää Foundation; 🇫🇮 Helsinki, Finland