Osteoporosis
Conditions
Brief summary
Osteoporosis is a prevalent health concern among older adults and is associated with an increased risk of falls that can cause fracture, injury or mortality. Identifying the factors related to falls occurring within this population is essential for the development of effective regimes for fall prevention. Studies have shown that muscle quality and good posture alignments are critical for balance control in older adults. People are diagnosed with osteoporosis often combining with muscles weakness, and increased spine kyphosis leading vertebral, fractures and poor balance control, even falls. Therefore, improving muscle quality, strengthening weak muscles and correcting postural alignment are essential elements for fracture and fall prevention in older adults with osteoporosis. The long-term objectives of this work are to prevent fracture and fall in older adults with osteoporosis by improving the function of degenerative muscles using exercise training.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALpersonalized core muscle training program
Participants are allocated to the exercise group will commence the personalized core training exercise with EMG biofeedback based on their testing results in muscle quality. The program will run for 3 months with patients attending for one hour three times a week. The age-matched control group will maintain their usual daily life activities without any specific instruction. The exercise training will be run by an experienced physiotherapist, who will encourage patients individually to progress at their own pace.
Sponsors
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
The inclusion criteria for osteopenia or osteoporosis group: 1. able to stand and walk for 5 minutes independently; 2. having normal or corrected to normal vision; 3. having age between \> 50 years 4. with osteopenia (-2.5 \< t-score \< -1.0) or osteoporosis (t-score \<-2.5). The
Exclusion criteria
for osteopenia or osteoporosis group: 1. being pregnant; 2. sensory-motor deficits; 3. inability of communication 4. lack of access to a telephone. The inclusion criteria for control age-matched group: 1. able to stand and walk for 5 minutes independently; 2. having normal or corrected to normal vision; 3. having age between \> 50 years 4. without osteopenia or osteoporosis (t-score \> -1.0). The
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes of torque demand to capacity ratio 6 months | Change from Baseline intorque demand to capacity ratio at 6 months |
| Changes of torque demand to capacity ratio at 3 months | Change from Baseline in torque demand to capacity ratio at 3 months |
| Change of torque demand to capacity ratio at 12months | Change from Baseline in torque demand to capacity ratio at 12 months |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactWeili Hsu, PhD
Outcome results
None listed