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چکیده
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Objective: Fractures of osteoporosis are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. nationwide registry based studies generate information about disease and help explore therapeutic management practices, monitor treatment performance and patient’s outcomes. Our study describes the protocol for osteoporosis registry in Iran. Methods: This registry is a prospective, multicenter cohort study that recruits’ patients with osteoporosis from Iran. The registry is set in secondary and tertiary care settings. The inclusion criteria of the study are individuals diagnosed primary or secondary osteoporosis with the diagnostic criteria of the study; and age C 50 years. The measure-ments of the Iranian Osteoporosis Registry included four parts: (i) variables measured by the specific questionnaires package, (ii) BMD, (iii) clinical examination, and (iv) lab data. The baseline questionnaires will be filled out right after patients are diagnosed with osteoporosis and then osteoporosis patients regularly visit every year (Table 1). In Follow up visits variables that may change over time are updated. The main outcome of this registry is the 5-year overall survival. An online web based user-friendly software was also developed for data collection. Data analysis will be conducted with collaboration of data-mining specialists, and epidemiologists after end of each follow up.
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