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Physiotherapy exercise rehabilitation with tailored exercise adherence support for people with osteoporosis and vertebral fractures

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Osteoporosis vertebral fracture
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Osteoporosis with pathological fracture
Registration Number
ISRCTN14465704
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Oxford
Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36115668/ (added 20/09/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
120
Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients who had a diagnosis of primary osteoporosis confirmed by a radiograph or dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan (=2.5 standard deviation below the norm) at the lowest lumbar level
2. Patients who had a history of at least one symptomatic osteoporotic vertebral fracture (OVF)
3. Patients aged =18 years
4. Patients who were postmenopausal (if female)
5. Patients able to walk =10 m independently with or without an aid
6. Patients able to understand and participate in the physiotherapy programme

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged <18 years
2. Patients who had osteoporosis secondary to other metabolic bone disorders or disease (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, cancer and osteomalacia), experienced lower-limb joint surgery, or fracture, in the previous 6 months
3. Patients whose primary problem was back pain with pain radiating into the lower limb
4. Patients who had undergone vertebroplasty, facet joint injection or any physical therapy (e.g. chiropractic, osteopathic or physiotherapeutic treatment for back pain in the previous 12 weeks)
5. Patients with severe unstable cardiovascular or pulmonary disease or significant psychiatric or neurological conditions that would preclude participation in the physiotherapy treatment arms

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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