Status:
COMPLETED
Study of Current Practice Evaluating the Efficacy of a Mobile Short Message Service (SMS) on Post-fracture Management.
Lead Sponsor:
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Collaborating Sponsors:
URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin
Conditions:
Low Trauma Non Vertebral Fracture
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to show that the standardized sending of SMS improve the bone mineral density (BMD) screening of patients seen in the Emergency department for low trauma fracture.
Detailed Description
Osteoporosis is a significant health problem in the older population affecting at least 40% of women and 15 % of men over the age of 50 years. Fracture leads to increased morbidity and mortality and h...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients of more than 50 years old
- Low trauma non vertebral fracture
- Ambulatory patient
- Direct access to mobile phone (or access with the help of a close person) and ability to communicate via SMS.
- Patient who doesn't oppose to his participation in the study
- Affiliation to the social security
Exclusion
- Patients hospitalized for the fracture in the orthopaedics department because these more severe patients have a systematic screening and management of osteoporosis.
- Fractures whose location is not suggestive of osteoporotic fracture (cervical spine, skull, hands, fingers, toes)
- Pathological fractures (cancer or myeloma)
- Traumatic fractures
- Severe alterations of cognitive functions
- Resident subjects except Paris and the surrounding area
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
97 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01915745
Start Date
February 1 2014
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
November 20 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital Cochin
Paris, France, 75014