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What is the Best Policy to Prevent Osteoporotic Fracture?

NCT00173693 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2012-12-10

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Summary

This study aims to conduct a cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) among the programs for preventing osteoporotic fracture. The main comparison will be made among the effects of three programs for preventing osteoporotic fractures: 1. health education; 2. exercise intervention for enhancing bone mineral density (BMD); 3. exercise intervention for preventing falls. The "cost" will be measured bases on the monetary cost of implementation of each program. The "effectiveness" will be measured includes the number of prevented osteoporotic fractures of each program, and related outcomes are the follows: 1. the medical cost of osteoporotic fracture; 2. the change of BMD in consecutive years; 3. the quality of life (QOL) of patients with osteoporotic fracture as compared to the reference population.

Conditions

  • Osteoporosis or Osteopenia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

exercise for strength, balance, health education

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • J Y Tsauo, PhD · Grad School of PT, College of Medicine, NTU

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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