Training of Orthopedic Residents in OP Treatment

Osteoporotic Fractures Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of the Management of Patients With Osteoporotic Fractures by Orthopedics Residents: an Observational Cross-sectional Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04911946
• Other study ID #: 1445
• Secondary ID: 38248820.1.0000.
• Status: Completed
• Start date: June 9, 2021
• Est. completion date: June 15, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: May 2021
• Source: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Objective: To assess whether residents (R1, R2 or R3 according to the year of residency) of an orthopedic tertiary service, investigate, treat and / or refer the patient with an osteoporotic fracture to treat osteoporosis (OP) and whether this learning is improved over the years of residence.

Methods: Residents answered diagnostic and therapeutic questions related to a clinical case of osteoporotic fracture (OF) in 4 scenarios, which were the initial care in the emergency room, at the time of discharge from hospital, during their outpatient return in 3 and 6 months. Answers were compared between years of residence.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: June 15, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: June 15, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Physicians enrolled in the medical residency program in orthopedics and traumatology at IOT-HC-FMUSP.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Abandonment of the medical residency program in orthopedics and traumatology at IOT-HC-FMUSP.

• Withdrawal from the medical residency program in orthopedics and traumatology at the IOT-HC-FMUSP for a period of more than 120 days.

• Expulsion from the medical residency program in orthopedics and traumatology at IOT-HC-FMUSP.

• Transfer of the medical residency program in orthopedics and traumatology from IOT-HC-FMUSP to another institution.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fractures, Bone
• Osteoporotic Fractures

Intervention

Other:
• Questionnaire
After signing the informed consent form agreeing to participate in the study, the participants answered the questionnaire about diagnostic and therapeutic questions related to a clinical case of osteoporotic fracture in 4 scenarios: the initial care in the emergency room, at the time of discharge from hospital, during their outpatient return in 3 and 6 months.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Instituto de Ortopedia e Traumatologia do Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo	São Paulo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Secondary prevention of osteoporotic fracture	Number of residents investigating and treating osteoporosis in an appropriate manner	through study completion, an average of 1 month
Secondary	Patient referral to secondary prevention of osteoporotic fracture	Number of residents that does not start osteoporosis treatment but refer the patient to another professional to conduct the case.	through study completion, an average of 1 month
Secondary	Change the proficiency of secondary prevention with increasing graduation in the residency program	Increase the number of residents who adequately treat osteoporosis categorized by year of graduation	through study completion, an average of 1 month