Effectiveness of Vibration and Standing Versus Standing Alone for the Treatment of Osteoporosis for People With Spinal Cord Injury.

Evaluation of Conventional and Innovative Standing Frame for the Treatment of Osteoporosis After Spinal Cord Injury

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00150683

Enrollment

Registered

2005-09-08

Start date

1999-03-31

Completion date

2001-07-31

Last updated

2005-09-08

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Conditions

Osteoporosis., Spinal Cord Injury.

Keywords

Spinal Cord Injury., Osteoporosis., Standing., Vibration.

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if standing and/or standing with vibration works for the treatment of osteoporosis for people with a spinal cord injury.

Interventions

DEVICEvibration and passive standing versus passive standing alone

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

16 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Traumatic spinal cord injury of greater than 12 months. * Osteopenia or osteoporosis of the hip.

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnant or lactating females. * Nonunion lower extremity fracture within the last 6 months. * Bilateral hip or knee flexion contractures. * Bilateral lower extremity total hip or knee replacement. * Heterotopic ossification of the hip or knee. * Concurrent treatment with a bisphosphonate.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in bone mineral density from baseline of the hip, distal femur and proximal tibia at 6-months and 12-months.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Spasticity (modified Ashworth).	—
Quality of life.	—
Frequency and severity of adverse events.	—

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026