NCT04911946

Training of Orthopedic Residents in OP Treatment

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

• Osteoporotic Fractures

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-06-09
• Primary completion: 2021-06-15
• Completion: 2021-06-15
• First posted: 2021-06-03
• Last updated: 2021-06-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil