Status:
COMPLETED
Exercise and Prevention of Hip Fractures
Lead Sponsor:
University of Oulu
Collaborating Sponsors:
Ministry of Education
Juho Vainio Foundation
Conditions:
Bone Mineral Density
Strength
Eligibility:
FEMALE
71-74 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The significance of this population-based study is in producing new information for planning interventions and rehabilitation programs for the elderly, planning education of health care personnel and ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- female gender
- born during 1924-1927 and living in Oulu, Finland in 1997
- distal radius BMD value of more than 2 SD below the reference value
- hip BMD value of more than 2SD below the reference value
Exclusion
- use of walking aid device other than a stick
- bilateral hip joint replacement
- unstable chronic illness
- malignancy
- medication known to affect bone density
- severe cognitive impairment
- involvement in other interventions
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 1998
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2004
Estimated Enrollment :
160 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00655577
Start Date
August 1 1998
End Date
December 1 2004
Last Update
April 10 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Oulu Deaconess Institute, Department of Sports Medicine
Oulu, Finland, 90100