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

Conditions

Osteoporosis, Vertebral Fractures

Brief 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.

Stanghelle B, Bentzen H, Giangregorio L, Pripp AH, Skelton DA, Bergland A.

2020-07-1820 citations

10.1186/s12891-020-03495-9

Effects of a resistance and balance exercise programme on physical fitness, health-related quality of life and fear of falling in older women with osteoporosis and vertebral fracture: a randomized controlled trial.

Stanghelle B, Bentzen H, Giangregorio L, Pripp AH, Skelton DA, Bergland A.

2020-01-1067 citations

10.1007/s00198-019-05256-4

Associations between health-related quality of life, physical function and pain in older women with osteoporosis and vertebral fracture.

Stanghelle B, Bentzen H, Giangregorio L, Pripp AH, Bergland A.

2019-11-0446 citations

10.1186/s12877-019-1268-y

Effect of a resistance and balance exercise programme for women with osteoporosis and vertebral fracture: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Stanghelle B, Bentzen H, Giangregorio L, Pripp AH, Bergland A.

2018-04-0323 citations

10.1186/s12891-018-2021-y

Interventions

OTHERExercise

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

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

No

Inclusion criteria

* Women over 65 years, living at home, able to walk with or without walking aids * having osteoporosis verified by DXA scan (-2,5) * at least one vertebral fracture, verified by X-ray

Exclusion criteria

* Health conditions that make it unsafe to exercise * not able to understand and speak Norwegian adequately to participate in the intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
10 meter habitual walking speed	Up to 18 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Senior Fitness test	Up to 18 months
Functional reach	Up to 18 months
Four Square Step Test	Up to 18 months
Grip Strength	Up to 18 months
Quality of life of participants assessed by the questionnaire Qualeffo 41	Up to 18 months
FES-1	Up to 18 months
IPAQ-SF	Up to 18 months
Patient Specific Function Scale	Up to 18 months
Short Form -36	Up to 18 months

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed