M80-M85
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: training of strength and endurance (step aerobics) two times a week, 45 min per session
medication as prescribed
Group 2: no intervention
Sponsors
Klinik für Unfall-, Hand-, und Wiederherstellungschirurgie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age = 65 years, T-score = - 2.5 standard deviation at the lumbar spine and/or femoral neck (measurement of BMD at max. 36 months prior to enrolment) or a history of osteoporotic fractures, walking speed = 0.8 m·s-1, chair rising test = 10 s, body mass index = 20 kg/m2, increased risk of falls and fractures, i.e. at time of enrolment at least one fall during the last 12 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: active participation in a strength and/or endurance training during a 24-months period prior to enrolment, sports activity = two times a week, cardiac insufficiency, cardiac pacemaker, chronic renal failure, non-curative treated tumours, systemic application of corticosteroids, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, poor mobility, i.e. walking more than 5 min not possible, osteoarthritis, rheumatism and/or severely impaired balance, planed absence of more than two weeks during the study period
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| feasibility of the training acceptance of intensity and frequence Questionaires (QUALEFFO-41, FES-1) at time of enrollment (baseline) and after 3 and 6 months of training | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| improvement of muscular function (power) by 10% within 6 months of training Questionaires, assessment of endurance and power at time of enrollment (baseline) and after 3 and 6 months of training | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactThomas Mittlmeier
Klinik für Unfall-, Hand-, und Wiederherstellungschirurgie
Outcome results
None listed