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

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Oulu Deaconess Institute, Department of Sports Medicine

Oulu, Finland, 90100