Comparing ways of teaching people with osteoporosis about their condition
Compares online, in-person and general education for adults with osteoporosis.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Patient Education in Osteoporosis (RCT-PATOS)
Key facts
- Where
- Gävle, Jonkoping, Kalmar, Katrineholm, Kungsbacka, Linköping, and Örebro, SwedenSee the 7 sites
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for women and men over 50 with osteoporosis or osteopenia. It compares two kinds of patient education with general information.
- Age
- Over 50 years.
- Sex
- Women and men can join.
- Disease stage
- Osteoporosis or osteopenia, either coded in the record (M80x, M81x, or M859) or treated now or before with osteoporosis medicine.
- Earlier treatment
- Cannot have taken part in structured patient education on osteoporosis within the past year.
Main reasons for not taking part
- Cannot understand written and spoken Swedish
- Memory or thinking problems that prevent understanding the study and giving consent
- Took part in structured osteoporosis patient education within the past year
Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Where in Sweden
- Region GävleborgGävle, SwedenContact: Research coordinator at Linköpings University HospitalTaking people
- Region Jonkopings LanJonkoping, SwedenContact: Research coordinator at Linköpings University HospitalTaking people
- Region KalmarKalmar, SwedenContact: Research coordinator at Linköpings University HospitalTaking people
- Region SörmlandKatrineholm, SwedenContact: Research coordinator at Linköpings University HospitalTaking people
- Region HallandKungsbacka, SwedenContact: Research coordinator at Linköpings University HospitalNot yet recruiting
- Region ÖstergötlandLinköping, SwedenContact: Research coordinator at Linköpings University HospitalTaking people
- Region ÖrebroÖrebro, SwedenContact: Research coordinator at Linköpings University HospitalTaking 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?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- University Hospital, Linkoeping
- Trial code
- NCT07367776
- Record updated
- 8 September 2026
- Original description
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.Read full original descriptionShow less
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)
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.
Inclusion: 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".
Exclusion: Cognitive impairment preventing comprehension of the study protocol and provision of informed consent; Inability to understand written and spoken Swedish; Participation in structured patient education on osteoporosis within the past year.