Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Lumbar Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
PEMFs:PEMFs + Usual care
sham PEMFs:sham PEMFs + Usual care
Sponsors
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
50 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To be eligible, participants should meet the following criteria: 1. postmenopausal women; 2. aged between 50 and 70 years; 3. who had been postmenopausal for at least 5 year and diagnosed with OP (femur T-score of -2.5 or less); 4. with concomitant lumbar osteoarthritis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Women suffering from suspected confounding disorders (e.g., diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, secondary and idiopathic osteoporosis, fracture history, systemic inflammatory disorders, visual impairment, severe vestibular lesions, cerebellar lesions, peripheral nerve or muscle disease, mental retardation, mental illness, cognitive impairment, obstetrical and gynecological diseases, blood disease, stroke or venous thromboembolic disease, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, hepatic and renal disease, malignancy, etc.), who had received anti-osteoporosis treatment within 6 months before inclusion, and those not suitable to be included for any other reason not mentioned above will all be excluded. For lumbar osteoarthritis, further exclusion criteria are: 1. Congenital spinal diseases; 2. Scoliosis; 3. Spondylolisthesis - Spondylolysis; 4. Vertebral fracture; 5. History of spinal surgery; 6. Inflammatory arthropathy; 7. Individuals who have had facet joint injection or any physical therapy (for example, chiropractic, osteopathy or physiotherapy treatment) for back pain in the previous 6 months and with contraindications to receive the proposed treatment and assessments; 8. Patients with brachialgia and pure cervical disk herniation diagnosed by physical examination and CT or MRI.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| proximal femur bone mineral density; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale;Oswestry Disability Index (ODI);bone mineral density of the lumbar spine;Serum 25OH vitamin D3 (25(OH) D) concentrations;Hemorheological determinants;Manual muscle test (MMT) score;Berg Balance Scale (BBS) score;Timed Up & Go Test (TUG);Range of Motion of lumbar spine;Overall functional ability using SF-36;Health care consumption costs;Compliance;Bone metabolism index; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHe Cheng-qi
Outcome results
None listed