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Trial reportAge and ageing2025

Effects of osteoporosis treatment and multicomponent integrated care on intrinsic capacity and happiness among rural community-dwelling older adults: the Healthy Longevity and Ageing in Place (HOPE) randomised controlled trial.

Ya-Hui Chang, Chih-Chien Hung, Yen-Yi Chiang, Chiu-Ying Chen, Ling-Chiao Liao, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Juey-Jen Hwang, Chih-Cheng Hsu, Chung-Yi Li, Shau-Huai Fu and 1 more

Erratum issued Registry-linked trialAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Age and ageing, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT05104034 (Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Prevention Plan of Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia for the Elderly Participating in Community-based Long-term Care Services), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT05104034 naunknown statusnot on this map

Comprehensive Risk Assessment and Prevention Plan of Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia for the Elderly Participating in Community-based Long-term Care Services

TypeinterventionalSponsorNational Taiwan University HospitalRan2021 to 2025Enrolled600ConditionsOsteoporosis, Sarcopenia, FrailtyArmsOsteoporosis screening and treatment as needed, Sarcopenia, Exercise, Nutrition, Pharmaceutical care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Interventions that prolong multidimensional healthspan in humans: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026
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  4. AI-derived bone mineral density from standard radiographs compared with DXA for fracture prediction in a 10-year real-world cohort study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ya-Hui ChangEmergency Department, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Chih-Chien HungDepartment of Orthopedics, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Douliu, Taiwan.
Yen-Yi ChiangYuehmanyi Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Center, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Chiu-Ying ChenDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
Ling-Chiao LiaoDepartment of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Douliu, Taiwan.
Matthew Huei-Ming MaDepartment of Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Douliu Yunlin, Taiwan.
Juey-Jen HwangCardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine and Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chih-Cheng HsuNational Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research, National Health Research Institutes, Yunlin, Taiwan.
Chung-Yi LiDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-4986-0576
Shau-Huai FuDepartment of Orthopedics, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Douliu, Taiwan.
Chen-Yu WangDepartment of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch, Douliu, Taiwan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMonitoring and improving intrinsic capacity (IC) and well-being are essential for older adults to maintain functional abilities. However, evidence of effective interventions to improve IC and happiness is scarce. This study examined the effects of multicomponent interventions in the Healthy Longevity and Ageing in Place (HOPE) randomised controlled trial on IC and happiness among rural community-dwelling older adults.

methodsThis cluster randomised trial was conducted in rural communities in Taiwan (NCT05104034). Participants aged ≥50 were enrolled from September 2021 to April 2022 and randomly assigned by community level to one of three groups: multicomponent integrated care (MIC), osteoporosis care (OC) and usual care (UC). MIC included osteoporosis, sarcopenia and polypharmacy care, along with exercise and nutritional support. OC was a resource-conservative, focusing on osteoporosis screening and treatment alone. IC and happiness were measured at baseline and 12 months after follow-up. IC was assessed across cognition, locomotion, vitality, sensory and psychological domains per World Health Organization Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) guidelines. Happiness was measured using the 10-item Chinese Happiness Inventory. Generalised estimating equations were used to estimate the effect of the intervention.

results567 residents were recruited from 30 congregate meal service centres. Mean IC score increased across all the groups, though the happiness score decreased. Compared to UC, the MIC group exhibited a significantly greater improvement in IC scores (adjusted estimate = 0.30, standard error (SE) = 0.11, P = .01), whereas OC did not show significant effects. Smaller reductions in happiness scores were observed in both the MIC (adjusted estimate = 1.46, SE = 0.48, P = .003) and OC groups (adjusted estimate = 0.95, SE = 0.48, P = .05).

conclusionMIC, including osteoporosis and pharmaceutical care, along with exercise and nutritional support, is an effective strategy to enhance IC and happiness compared to osteoporosis treatment alone and UC. This underscores the importance of comprehensive strategies for promoting healthy ageing in rural communities.

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Delivery of Health Care, IntegratedHappinessHealthy AgingIndependent LivingOsteoporosisAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMiddle AgedRural PopulationTaiwanhappinessintrinsic capacitymulticomponent interventionsolder peoplerural community

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