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The Effect of Exercise on Physical Function in Older Women With Osteoporosis and a History of Vertebral Fracture

NCT02781974 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 149

Last updated 2019-03-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study is a parallel-group single blinded randomized controlled trial, examining the effect of exercise on physical function in older women with osteoporosis and a history of vertebral fracture. The participants will randomly be assigned in a 1:1 ratio to the intervention group and the control group. The intervention will follow newly developed exercise recommendations for people with osteoporosis and vertebral fractures, which states the balance- and strength exercises should be performed at least twice a week. The intervention is a group exercise session circuit program lasting for 12 weeks. The participants will be tested at baseline, and followed up at 3 months and 6 months.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise

Strength and balance exercise in Groups, focusing on lower limb strength, back strength and static and dynamic balance

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oslo Metropolitan University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-31
Primary Completion
2018-10-12
Completion
2018-10-12

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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