Increasing Osteoporosis Awareness With Fracture Risk Assessments and Management Among Geriatric Health Examination Recipients at National Taiwan University Hospital
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 1,319
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Percentages of elderly transfer to geriatric department
研究概览
简要总结
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (WHO FRAX®) Taiwanese calculator is freely available on line to help osteoporosis management. However, its clinical utility for improving osteoporosis awareness and patient acceptance has not been validated in Taiwanese population.
OBJECTIVES: This 11-month FRAX® based screening and referral program enrolling older adults participating in the geriatric health examinations (GHEs) at the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) aiming at determine the patient acceptance of the tool and the program and to improve patient awareness in osteoporosis. The second aim is to look for the recommendations from the participating physicians to improve the FRAX® -based osteoporosis management model.
METHODS: The NTUH GHE program is a two stage process to serve 3,000 older adults collecting annually from Mar. to Dec. Subjects will be enrolled to the current study at the stage 1 GHE visits after informed consent. Baseline questionnaires including the FRAX® tools will be distributed and expected to be returned at the stage 2 visits. Research assistants will calculate the 10-year predicted fracture risks for the participants during the waiting periods and present the numbers to the GHE physicians. High risks individuals will be referred to general geriatric clinic for further managements. All participants will be provided with osteoporosis and fracture educational material. Patient acceptance and awareness will be assessed. The study is to be started from Feb., to Oct., 2013 to enroll roughly 1,800 older adults assuming refusal rate about 40%.
Qualitative interviews will be used to obtain recommendations from study geriatricians in Jul., 2013 to optimize the FRAX® based screening and management model.
详细描述
ANTICIPATED RESULTS:
To estimate the 10 year fracture risks for GHE participants. To understand the acceptance of this FRAX® based model from GHE participants and the impacts on patient osteoporosis awareness.
To calculate the economic benefits of this model on geriatric outpatient service.
To obtain recommendations from study geriatricians to optimize the FRAX® based model for further disseminations.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Participation in the NTUH GHE program
- •Can complete the study questionnaire
- •Willingness to join in the researchers
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Percentages of elderly transfer to geriatric department
时间窗: 11-month
The study expected to collect 1,800 cases that using the assessment tool (FRAX) for osteoporosis screening. The primary outcomes were 10-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture and 10-year probability of hip fracture.Investigators want to know what the percentages of elderly in high risk need to be transfer to geriatric department for further treatment.
次要结局
未报告次要终点