NCT07367776Recruiting
Patient Education in Osteoporosis (RCT-PATOS)
Effects and Mechanisms of Patient Education in Osteoporosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Digital Education, Face-to-Face Education, and General Patient Information (RCT-PATOS)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The objective of this randomized clinical trial is to assess both the effectiveness and underlying mechanisms of patient education for individuals aged 50 years and older with osteoporosis. Primary research question: What differences in outcomes can be observed among three different educational interventions with respect to osteoporosis-specific self-care, health related quality of life, fracture risk, illness perception, physical activity, physical function, fear of falling, and pain in patients diagnosed with osteoporosis? The trial will include three study arms: 1) Control group: Participants receive standard osteoporosis information provided by healthcare services. 2) Face-to-face education: Three 2-hours sessions led by a physiotherapist (two sessions) and physician or nurse (one session) within a 2 months period. 3) Digital education: Internet-based program consisting of nine modules accessible to participants over a one-year period. Participants will complete questionnaires and undergo physical assessments at baseline, and at 3 and 12 months follow up. Additionally, a subset of participants will undergo objective assessment of physical activity pattern and sedentary behaviours with an accelerometer at baseline and after 3 and 12 months.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 600 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 7 Jan 2026
- Start date
- 27 Jan 2026
- Primary completion date
- 20 Oct 2028
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
- Diseases
- Osteoporosis
- NCT number
- NCT07367776
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 600
- From 27 Jan 2026 to the primary completion date, 20 Oct 2028
- 7 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- Cognitive impairment preventing comprehension of the study protocol and provision of informed consent
Other
- Inability to understand written and spoken Swedish
- Participation in structured patient education on osteoporosis within the past year
Who the study is looking for
- 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"
Age in the registry: 50 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (7)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region Gävleborg Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gävle | Sweden | Recruiting |
| Region Jonkopings Lan Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Jonkoping | Sweden | Recruiting |
| Region Kalmar Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kalmar | Sweden | Recruiting |
| Region Sörmland Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Katrineholm | Sweden | Recruiting |
| Region Halland Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kungsbacka | Sweden | Not yet recruiting |
| Region Östergötland Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Linköping | Sweden | Recruiting |
| Region Örebro Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Örebro | Sweden | Recruiting |
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