Simple phone calls may prevent second fractures in seniors
NCT ID NCT06455085
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a patient navigator—someone who contacts you after a fracture and connects you to a bone health specialist—can help older adults avoid future fractures. Over 2,600 people aged 50 and older who recently had a fragility fracture will be assigned to either the navigator program or just receive educational materials. The goal is to see if the navigator approach reduces the chance of another broken bone within two years.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- patient navigator program (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, low-cost way to help older adults avoid another broken bone after a first fracture.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large trial, but it tests a behavioral program, not a drug. The effect may be small, and results may not apply to everyone.
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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 2,634 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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: * Age 50 years and older (no upper age limit) * Sustained a primary fragility fracture (hip/femur, pelvis, clinical spine, humerus, wrist) in the last 12 months * Participant must self-identify a regular primary care provider (PCP) * Participant must provide a mailing address * Participant must plan to remain geographically proximate (able to travel if necessary) to the site from which they are recruited over the next several months Exclusion Criteria: * Exposure to the following medications in the prior 12 months; * Actonel or Atelvia (risedronate) * Fosamax or Binosto (alendronate) * Reclast, Zometa, or Aclasta (zoledronic acid, zoledronate) * Boniva or Bondronat (ibandronate) * Aredia (pamidronate) * Prolia (denosumab) * Evenity (romozosumab) * Tymlos (abaloparatide) * Forteo (teriparatide) * Natpara (parathyroid hormone) * Evista (raloxifene) * Duavee (bazedoxifene-conjugated estrogen) * Miacalcin (calcitonin) * Diagnosis of the following medical conditions; * CKD stage 4 or 5 or on dialysis * Multiple myeloma * Addison's disease * Adrenal insufficiency * Enrolled hospice care * Solid organ transplant, or expecting a solid organ transplant * Bone marrow transplant * History of metabolic bone disease (except osteoporosis) such as Paget's disease, osteomalacia, osteogenesis imperfecta, or Cushing's disease * Fractures resulting from severe trauma (e.g. motor vehicle accidents, a fall from 2 feet or higher elevation) * Pathologic fractures secondary to malignancy or infection * Scheduled appointment with a bone health specialist * Participant unable to consent on their own (cognitive impairment, dementia, etc.) * Currently enrolled in another research study that requires taking medication
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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
23 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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Allina Health Orthopedics/NorthStar Trauma Network
RECRUITINGCoon Rapids, Minnesota, 55433, United States
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
RECRUITINGLebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Hospital for Special Surgery
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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Loyola University Chicago
RECRUITINGMaywood, Illinois, 60153, United States
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Mayo Clinic Arizona
RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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Missouri Orthopaedic Institute
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65212, United States
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Montefiore Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 104661, United States
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Rush University Medical Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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The Ohio State University
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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UAMS Health
RECRUITINGNorth Little Rock, Arkansas, 72117, United States
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UT Health Houston
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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University of Florida- Gainesville
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32611, United States
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University of Florida- Jacksonville
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States
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University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), UI Health
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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University of Iowa
RECRUITINGIowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 69198, United States
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
RECRUITINGWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Washington University in St. Louis
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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