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Evaluation of analysis for validation of efficiency of practical exercise modalities in elderly men at risk for osteoporosis

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
M81.9
M62.5
Osteoporosis, unspecified
Muscle wasting and atrophy, not elsewhere classified
Registration Number
DRKS00013262
Lead Sponsor
Klinische Studieneinheit, Orthopädische Klinik, Universität Würzburg
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
47
Inclusion Criteria

Men aged = 65 years with at least one of the following critieria indicating osteoporosis

• reduced Bone Mineral Density (DXA) T-Score < - 2,5 (Hip or Lumbar Spine)
• previsously confirmed diagnosis of osteoporosis
• ongoing specific treatment of for osteoporosis
• anticipated 10-year fracture-risk >20% according to current DVO-Guidelines

Exclusion Criteria

• Presence of Total Hip / Knee / Ankle joint replacement
• Pacemaker / AICD
• Diagnosis of epilepsy
• acute thrombosis (<3 months)
• acute vertebral disc herniation (<3 months)
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• gallstones
• stone anywhere in the urinary tract
• Open hernias
• Surgery within the last 3 months
• acute head injury
• current infection
• current fractures (< 3 months )
• any condition that would put the participant at an unacceptably high risik in case of participation

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Isometric trunc muscle strength measured by dynamography at baseline and after 6 months of exercise <br>(exploratory endpoint; no confirmatory approach)<br><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in the following parameters <br><br>• Short Physikal Performance Battery • Grip Strength (Handheld-Dynamometry)<br>before as well as 3 and 6 months after initiation of exericse intervention, respectively<br><br>• Body Sway (Balance X) • Jumping mechanography (Leonardo) • Bioimpedance Analysis (Akern) • Gait Analyiss (GAITRite) • Body composition (DXA, Bone mineral density, Bone mass, Fat mass, Fat-free body mass) • Muscel volume and constitution, paravertebral muscels lumbar spine (MRT) • Spirometry<br>before and 6 months after initiation of exericse intervention, respectively
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