Rural program aims to boost osteoporosis drug adherence
NCT ID NCT02635022
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a fracture liaison service (FLS) combined with medication management for people with osteoporosis in a rural area. The program provides education, monitoring, and follow-up to help patients take their medications as prescribed. Researchers will enroll 200 adults aged 50 and older who have had a recent fracture or are starting or changing osteoporosis medications. The main goal is to see if the program improves medication adherence over 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
- fracture liaison service and medication management program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could help people with osteoporosis stick to their medications and reduce the risk of future fractures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-site study focused on medication adherence, not on directly preventing fractures. Results may not apply to other regions or populations.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2015
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
Who is studied
new fragility fracture Adults treated with anti-osteoporosis medicines (AOMs)
- 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: * Age \>=50 and one of the below * New hip fracture in orthopedic ward * Newly identified radiographic vertebral fractures from plan films in geriatric ward or clinical vertebral fractures in outpatient clinics * Newly prescribed with AOMs * Recent change of AOMs * Poor adherence to AOMs * Participating physicians feel that the service will benefit the patient in overall osteoporosis and medication managements. Exclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy less than 2 years or can't be assessed for communication problems * Atypical fractures * Patient in other medication clinical trials * Unwilling to accept the assessment and treatment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital, Chutung branch
RECRUITINGHsinchu, 31604, Taiwan
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