How doctors manage osteoporosis in frail older people
Explores what shapes doctors' care of frail older people with osteoporosis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Qualitative Study Exploring the Determinants Involved in the Management of Osteoporosis in Frail Elderly People
Key facts
- Where
- Strasbourg, FranceSee the site
Where in France
- Service de Gériatrie Aiguë - CHU de Strasbourg - FranceStrasbourg, FranceTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
- Trial code
- NCT07303166
- Record updated
- 24 December 2025
- Original description
The aging population is associated with an increase in the number of elderly people as well as in chronic diseases, particularly osteoporosis and its fracture consequences, which lead to a decline in quality of life and life expectancy. Improved management of osteoporosis would help reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with this disease.Read full original descriptionShow less
Qualitative Study Exploring the Determinants Involved in the Management of Osteoporosis in Frail Elderly People by Doctors in Alsace Who Had Access to a Practical Guide on Osteoporosis
The aging population is associated with an increase in the number of elderly people as well as in chronic diseases, particularly osteoporosis and its fracture consequences, which lead to a decline in quality of life and life expectancy. Improved management of osteoporosis would help reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with this disease.
Inclusion: Alsatian doctors treating elderly patients with osteoporosis; Who have had the opportunity to use the practical guide on osteoporosis.
Exclusion: A doctor who has never had the opportunity to use the practical guide on osteoporosis.