An interventional study of Osteo-Buddy and Usual Care in Osteoporosis Risk and Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, sponsored by SingHealth Polyclinics. Not yet recruiting. Open to female participants aged 50 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-01.
Sponsored by SingHealth Polyclinics · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This is a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the use of a Virtual Health Assistant (VHA) named Osteo-Buddy in improving the knowledge of osteoporosis in older women.
This study will involve evaluating the preliminary effectiveness and feasibility outcomes of the use of Osteo-Buddy, a Virtual Health Assistant (VHA), in improving the knowledge of osteoporosis in women aged 50 and above.
325 studies on the registry are indexed under Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal; 28 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 80 is below the median of 110 across 255 interventional studies indexed under Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal.
Browse Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal studies →SingHealth Polyclinics is the lead sponsor of 22 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.
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Exclusion Criteria:
use of Osteo-Buddy for 4 weeks
Other: Osteo-Buddy · Other: Usual Care
usual care - access to digitalised educational materials titled 'Healthy Bones'
Other: Usual Care
Osteo-Buddy is a Virtual Health Assistant (VHA) accessible on mobile phones that helps users with: 1. Evaluating their risk level of osteoporosis 2. Recommending screening and referrals 3. Lifestyle interventions through motivation, education and tailored guidance As a 24/7 VHA, it offers real-time, personalised advice based on user inputs and health data.
Access to digitalised educational materials on osteoporosis, titled 'Healthy Bones'
Osteoporosis Prevention and Awareness Tool (OPAAT) score
* 30-item questionnaire measuring osteoporosis knowledge * Minimum value = 0, maximum value = 30 * Higher scores indicate a better outcome
Time frame: On enrolment and 6-8 weeks post enrolment
System Usability Scale (SUS)
* 10-item questionnaire assessing usability * Minimum value = 0, maximum value = 100 * Higher scores mean a better outcome
Time frame: 6-8 weeks post enrolment
Recruitment rate
Percentage of participants successfully recruited among referred participants
Time frame: over the course of recruitment, estimated 3-4 months
Retention rate
Percentage of recruited participants who complete the study (return for 2nd visit and successfully complete 2nd questionnaire)
Time frame: 6-8 weeks post-enrolment
Utility rate
Percentage of intervention arm participants who utilise Osteo-Buddy over the 4 weeks
Time frame: 4 weeks
No study locations are listed for this record.
Plan to share: No — In view of concerns regarding patient confidentaility and data security, IPD will not be shared.
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This study is not yet recruiting, as verified in Jun 2025. You cannot join it, but the record below documents what was studied.
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