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Effect of the High Impact Exercise on Bone Density in Prepuberal Girls

NCT02488122 · Status: SUSPENDED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 276

Last updated 2016-02-11

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Summary

Osteoporosis has become a worldwide concern an a matter of public health as osteoporosis is a major contributing factor associated with insufficiency fracture of the spine, wrist and proximal femur, and as a result, can diminish quality of life as well as increase direct and indirect healthcare costs.

The pathophysiology of osteoporosis is based on two main factors; low bone mass and age associated architectural changes within the bone, high impact exercise in childhood can improve the peak bone mass and bone architecture. The evidence suggests that bone adaptation to increased load is optimal in early puberty (Tanner stages I and II) since around 30% of total body adult bone mass is accrued during this period.

However, the optimal exercise program for increasing peak bone mineral content is still unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study is to assess if 15 minutes of high-impact exercise three times per week improve areal bone mineral density assessed by DXA of pre pubertal girls after a ten-month regimen compared to low-impact exercise. This information could highly impact the development of public health policies directed to pre pubertal girls.

Conditions

  • Bone Loss, Age-Related,

Interventions

OTHER

High Impact Exercise

In these workouts, both feet leave the ground at the same time.

OTHER

Low Impact Exercise

A workout is low-impact if at least one of your feet remains in contact with the ground at all times.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (COLCIENCIAS)

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • ANA KARINA SARMIENTO, DDS · FUNDACION SANTA FE DE BOGOTA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-02-29
Primary Completion
2016-11-30
Completion
2017-05-31

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