Program to prevent fragility fractures in older adults

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This program aims to address the rising incidence of fragility fractures among the aging population in China by implementing a multifaceted intervention that combines precise education and shared decision-making. The approach encourages patients aged 50 and above, who have recently experienced their first fragility fracture, to actively participate in their osteoporosis management. By improving communication and understanding of treatment options, the program seeks to increase the rate of anti-osteoporosis treatment among eligible patients. The intervention is particularly focused on those who have not previously been diagnosed with osteoporosis or received treatment.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Local residents (live in the city where the hospital is located for half a year or more);
2. Hospitalized patients with fractures aged 50 years and above;
3. First fracture, without history of fracture;
4. Never diagnosed as "osteoporosis" before admission;
5. No fracture history, and never receive any bone mineral density test, and never take anti-osteoporosis medication in the 4 years before admission;
6. Hospitalized patients with the following fractures: hip fracture, thoracic spine fracture, and lumbar spine fracture;
7. New fragility fracture: fracture that occurs after minor trauma or daily activities, such as a fracture caused by a fall from standing height or less; fracture happened within 6 weeks;
8. Not living in a nursing or rehabilitation institution before fracture;
9. Possess reading ability, and can read and understand informed consent forms or medical materials independently.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients with pathological fractures caused by tumor or infection;
2. Patients with cognitive dysfunction or mental disorder;
3. AIDS patients;
4. Patients who refuse to follow-up, or have poor compliance for follow-up, or fail to understand and cooperate for follow-up;
5. Hearing or visual impairment, and unable to communicate or read materials;
6. Patients who have participate in other studies;
7. Other conditions that the investigator considered inappropriate to enroll.

Where it's running

• The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine
  Changsha, China Recruiting
• Dongguan Eighth People's Hospital
  Dongguan, China Recruiting
• Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
  Guangzhou, China Recruiting
• Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
  Hangzhou, China Recruiting
• The First People's Hospital of Hefei
  Hefei, China Recruiting
• Longgang Orthopedics Hospital of Shenzhen
  Shenzhen, China Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Jian Mo, MD — Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
• Study coordinator: Jian Mo, MD
• Email: mojian3@mail.sysu.edu.cn
• Phone: +86 (020) 85252900

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.