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Odense Fallers and Osteoporosis Study

NCT01600547 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 322

Last updated 2014-12-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Osteoporosis and falls occur with increasing frequency among the elderly. Osteoporosis and fall increases the risk of fracture. Falls in the elderly are associated with a high morbidity and mortality with potentially life-threatening consequences of falls including fractures. Besides fracture fall may cause long term problems such as disability fear of falling and loss of independence. Today osteoporosis is diagnosed by bone scan of the hip and spine. The investigators want to investigate whether other more accessible and less expensive testing methods can be used to diagnose osteoporosis. Additionally, the investigators will examine the incidence of osteoporosis among the elderly in the municipality of Odense. Finally, the investigators would like to investigate the association between factors that can lead to falls and to investigate the performance of older and whether there are changes in functional ability over time.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Odense University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Southern Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Katja Thomsen, MD · University of Southern Denmark

  • Lisbeth Rosenbek Minet, ph.d. · Odense University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2013-01-31
Completion
2014-12-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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