A pragmatic randomised clinical trial of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of targeted population screening for low bone mineral density (BMD) in the prevention of neck of femur fractures

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Prevention of osteoporotic/fragility fractures; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Osteoporosis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN11021925
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of East Anglia (UK)

Brief Summary

1. 2012 protocol in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22314936 2. 2018 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29254858

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2005-06-17
• Study Completion: 2010-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 22 October 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 800

Inclusion Criteria

Female, aged 70-85, resident in the study areas

Exclusion Criteria

1. Already on treatment for osteoporosis (other than Vitamin D and Calcium)
2. Unable to provide informed consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
All fractures (excluding those of hands, feet, nose and skull), ascertained by self report and separately by interrogation of hospital accident and emergency (A&E), radiology and admissions systems in hospitals serving the identified populations.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of Life, Mortality