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
Completed
- Conditions
- Hip fractureMusculoskeletal DiseasesFracture
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN34271567
- Lead Sponsor
- Ministry of Education Finland
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
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.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method