Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Radius on Alpha Motor Neuron Excitability
Lead Sponsor:
Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital
Conditions:
Osteoporosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study hypothesize that radius subjecting to mechanical loading may affect excitability of alpha motor neuron innervating muscle, based on its bone mineral density. If this hypothesis is valid, it...
Detailed Description
It is usually reported that there is a parallelism between changes in the bone structure and function and the muscle structure and function. Sarcopenia is frequently observed in osteoporotic patients....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- females with postmenopausal osteoporosis (forearm BMD: T score \<-2.0)
- females without postmenopausal osteoporosis (forearm BMD: T score \>-1.0)
- healthy young adult females (forearm BMD normal)
- healthy young adult males (forearm BMD normal)
- cases with right handed patients in all groups
Exclusion
- secondary osteoporosis
- neuropathy (central or peripheral)
- myopathy
- systemic diseases (arthritis, endocrine-metabolic diseases, bone diseases)
- professional sportswoman/sportsman
- subjects doing regular sports activities
- tendinopathy
- amputee, endoprosthesis, metal implants
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00961870
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
August 13 2013
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Vakif Gureba Training & Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)