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

University of Helsinki1 site in 1 country2,181 target enrollmentJanuary 1996

ConditionsFractures Osteoporosis

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Fractures
Sponsor: University of Helsinki
Enrollment: 2181
Locations: 1
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 18 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 1996

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

18 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel