Status:

COMPLETED

Aquatic Verses Land Exercise to Decrease Fall Risk

Lead Sponsor:

University of Saskatchewan

Collaborating Sponsors:

Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation

Conditions:

Osteoporosis

Eligibility:

FEMALE

60+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Compare the effect of aquatic,land and no exercise on fall risk factors in women diagnosed with osteoporosis

Detailed Description

Background and Purpose: Fall prevention through exercise is an ongoing goal of researchers and clinicians. This study compared the effects of aquatic exercise (AE), land exercise (LE) and no exercise ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 60 or older
  • diagnosed with osteoporosis
  • female

Exclusion

  • has not been involved in regular exercise in past 2 months
  • does not have any medical or neurological condition that would significantly limit activities of daily living, such that involvement in an exercise program would jeopardize safety

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 1999

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

June 1 2002

Estimated Enrollment :

73 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00227071

Start Date

September 1 1999

End Date

June 1 2002

Last Update

January 4 2006

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School of Physical Therapy

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 0W3