Closing the gap in postfracture care at the population level: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Postfracture care is suboptimal, and strategies to address this major gap in care are necessary. We investigated whether notifications sent by mail to physicians and patients would lead to improved postfracture care.

Methods

We conducted a randomized controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT00594789) in the province of Manitoba, Canada, from June 2008 to May 2010. Using medical claims data, we identified 4264 men and women age 50 years or older who recently reported major fractures, and who had not undergone recent bone mineral density testing or treatment for osteoporosis. Participants were randomized to three groups: group 1 received usual care (n = 1480), patients in group 2 had mailed notification of the fracture sent to their primary care physicians

SUBMITTER: Leslie WD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3281153 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature