Bone health blind spot: do spinal cord injury patients know their fracture risk?
NCT ID NCT07725081
First seen Jul 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026
Summary
Osteoporosis is a common complication after spinal cord injury, raising the risk of broken bones. This study surveys 94 adults with chronic traumatic spinal cord injury to measure their awareness of osteoporosis and identify factors — such as education level or healthcare visits — that are linked to better knowledge. The goal is to find modifiable gaps that could be addressed by future educational programs to improve bone health in this high-risk group.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- If awareness gaps are identified, this could point toward targeted educational programs to help prevent fractures in people with spinal cord injury.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational survey, not a treatment trial, so it cannot directly improve health. The findings may not apply outside the Turkish-speaking population studied.
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Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Afyonkarahisar, 03030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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