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Aquatic Verses Land Exercise to Decrease Fall Risk

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation
Information provided by:
University of Saskatchewan
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00227071
First received: September 23, 2005
Last updated: January 3, 2006
Last verified: September 2005
History of Changes

September 23, 2005
January 3, 2006
September 1999
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  • muscle strength
  • balance
  • mobility
  • function
  • quality of life
Same as current
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bone status
Same as current
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Aquatic Verses Land Exercise to Decrease Fall Risk
The Effect of Water Verses Land Exercise to Decrease Fall Risk in Older Women With Osteoporosis

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

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.
Interventional
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Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Single Blind
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Osteoporosis
Behavioral: exercise
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Completed
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June 2002
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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
Female
60 Years and older
Yes
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Canada
 
NCT00227071
BMC 1999-65
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University of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation
Principal Investigator: Cathy M Arnold University of Saskatchewan
University of Saskatchewan
September 2005

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