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Randomized Fracture Liaison Services
Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
Summary
Aims: To compare clinical outcomes for patients under FLS and usual care at the NTUH MH and BB. Method: Four hundred subjects with new hip fracture or newly identified vertebral fracture are randomly assigned into FLS and usual care (UC). FLS subjects received osteoporosis-related assessments, treatments, consultations on diet, medications, exercise, fall preventions given mainly by care managers with followed up telephone call at 4, 8, 12, 18, 24 months then annually for up to 10 years. Care managers will perform baseline assessments and follow them by telephone annually for up to 10 years for UC subjects. Major outcomes include bone mineral density assessment rate, calcium, vitamin D, and osteoporosis medication initiation and adherence rate, fall and fracture incidences, mortality, and healthcare resource utilizations.
Official title: Fracture Liaison Service：A Randomized Control Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
50 Years - 100 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
400
Start Date
2017-06-23
Completion Date
2028-12-31
Last Updated
2024-05-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Locations (1)
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan