Aquatic Verses Land Exercise to Decrease Fall Risk

Osteoporosis Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Water Verses Land Exercise to Decrease Fall Risk in Older Women With Osteoporosis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00227071
• Other study ID #: BMC 1999-65
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 23, 2005
• Last updated: January 3, 2006
• Start date: September 1999
• Est. completion date: June 2002

Study information

• Verified date: September 2005
• Source: University of Saskatchewan
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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

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 (NE) on fall risk factors. Subjects: Seventy-three women, 60 or older, with osteoporosis (OP). Method: Randomized clinical trial comparing balance, posture, strength, mobility, function, falls, and quality of life. Results: Significant differences (p<0.05) were found for participants’ ratings of global change (AE and LE > NE), tandem balance (AE > LE) and function (LE > AE). Joint pain and falls occurred more often during LE. Discussion and Conclusion: Participants experienced significant global improvement with both AE and LE. Less joint pain, reduced falls and improved balance were found in AE, however LE was more effective in improving functional ability at home. Clinicians should consider the individual’s specific impairments and risk factors when recommending exercise programs on land or in water.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 73
• Est. completion date: June 2002
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 60 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age 60 or older

• diagnosed with osteoporosis

• female

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Osteoporosis

Intervention

Behavioral:
• exercise

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	School of Physical Therapy	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	muscle strength
Primary	balance
Primary	mobility
Primary	function
Primary	quality of life
Secondary	bone status