Can online classes beat Face-to-Face lessons for bone health?
NCT ID NCT07367776
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether digital education or in-person classes help people over 50 with osteoporosis take better care of themselves. Six hundred participants will be split into three groups: one gets standard information, another attends three group sessions with a physiotherapist, and the third uses an online program for a year. Researchers will measure self-care, quality of life, and physical activity at 3 and 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- patient education (digital or face-to-face)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show which type of education best helps people with osteoporosis manage their condition and improve their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study focused on education, not a new drug or treatment. Results may not lead to major medical breakthroughs, and individual outcomes may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Women and men * Age \> 50 years * Diagnosed with osteoporosis or osteopenia (either ICD-coded \[M80x, M81x, or M859\] or current/previous pharmacological treatment for osteoporosis) * Basic computer literacy * Possession of BankID (Swedish electronic identification system used for secure authentication) and ability to log in to the 1177.se "Support and Treatment platform" Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand written and spoken Swedish * Cognitive impairment preventing comprehension of the study protocol and provision of informed consent * Participation in structured patient education on osteoporosis within the past year
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Region Gävleborg
RECRUITINGGävle, Sweden
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Region Halland
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGKungsbacka, Sweden
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Region Jönköpings län
RECRUITINGJönköping, Sweden
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Region Kalmar
RECRUITINGKalmar, Sweden
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Region Sörmland
RECRUITINGKatrineholm, Sweden
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Region Örebro
RECRUITINGÖrebro, Sweden
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Region Östergötland
RECRUITINGLinköping, Sweden
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