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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN34271567
ISRCTN34271567
Completed
Not Applicable

The effects of strength training on muscle strength, asymmetry in lower limb muscle strength and mobility in older men and women with a history of hip fracture

Ministry of Education Finland0 sites60 target enrollmentJuly 13, 2006

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Ministry of Education Finland
Enrollment
60
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 13, 2006
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Ministry of Education Finland

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Community\-dwelling 60 \- 85\-year\-old men and women living in the Jyvaskyla Central Hospital District that had an operation following a hip fracture, from six months to seven years earlier

Exclusion Criteria

  • The criteria of American College of Sports Medicine (e.g. severe cardiovascular disease) were used to exclude people from participation in the randomized controlled trial. Additionally, severe progressive (e.g. cancer) or neurological disease (e.g. advanced Alzheimer's disease), lower limb amputation, inability to walk outside without assistance of another person and alcohol abuse were used as exclusion criteria for this study.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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