Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Postmenopausal Osteoporosis
- Sponsor
- Tainan Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare
- Enrollment
- 51
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Physical function of upper limb strength
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
Osteoporosis weakens bones with age, increasing fracture risk. Exercise improves physical function and reduces falls, crucial for preventing osteoporotic fractures, especially with balance, resistance, and multi-component training. Agility exercise, integrating various aspects like aerobic, strength, balance, and cognitive tasks, is promising for fall prevention in older adults, though its effectiveness in osteoporosis is not extensively studied.
This study compares agility and resistance exercise impacts on physical function and balance stability in postmenopausal osteoporosis. Fifty-one women (average age: 68±6.3y, BMI: 22.3±2.7 kg/m2) were divided into agility exercise (AG), resistance exercise (RG), and control groups (CG) through purposive sampling. AG and RG received added intervention training once a week for 2 hours over 12 weeks. Main outcomes included physical function and balance stability measured through various tests.
Detailed Description
Main activities of agility training group (AG): Use rope ladders and cones to perform multiple tasks of direction changes, acceleration and deceleration of footsteps, hand and foot coordination and spatial orientation training. Main activities of resistance training group (AG): Resistance training for upper and lower limb muscles and core muscles, including squats, use of elastic bands, and simple bars.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •women with osteoporosis( diagnosed with DXA, T-score≦-2.5 in L-spine or hip)
- •postmenopausal, more than 50 years old,
Exclusion Criteria
- •unable to attend the training sessions due to physical problems
- •had joined previous exercise program
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Physical function of upper limb strength
Time Frame: after the completed training course, about 12 weeks
arm curl in 30 secs
Physical function of upper limbs strength
Time Frame: after the completed training course, about 12 weeks
Hand grip
Physical function of lower limbs
Time Frame: after the completed training course, about 12 weeks
Sit to stand in 30 secs
Physical function of dynamic balance
Time Frame: after the completed training course, about 12 weeks
Up and go test
Physical function of static balance
Time Frame: after the completed training course, about 12 weeks
One leg stand test
Stability index
Time Frame: after the completed training course, about 12 weeks
Biodex balance system device