Nordic Walking for Individuals With Osteoporosis, Vertebral Fracture or Hyperkyphosis
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Hyperkyphosis
- Osteoporosis
- Vertebral Fracture
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: A parallel group randomized control trial will be used to test our hypotheses. Participants randomized to the waiting-list control group will serve as controls for the baseline and 3-month measurements. The control group will receive the same 3-month Nordic walking intervention after their control follow-up measurements are completed.Masking: Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: Research assistants and technicians collecting data will be blinded as to whether participants are in the exercise or control group. Participants will not be blinded for Nordic walking. All methods and reporting of the trial will follow Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) guidelines.Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Younger than 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
The investigators will include 160 individuals who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, have history of osteoporotic fracture or hyperkyphosis (hunched-back posture). Participants will be randomized to either a Nordic walking intervention group or a waiting-list control group (the latter group wil...
The investigators will include 160 individuals who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, have history of osteoporotic fracture or hyperkyphosis (hunched-back posture). Participants will be randomized to either a Nordic walking intervention group or a waiting-list control group (the latter group will receive same intervention after the trial is completed). The pole-walking intervention will be 12 weeks in duration, including 3 weekly Nordic walking sessions (warm up, Nordic walking with posture and leg strengthening exercises and stretches) tailored to each participants. The investigators will define osteoporosis status at baseline (via DXA scans). The investigators will compare between group changes in dynamic balance, posture, quality of life, mobility, muscle strength, size and composition (using low radiation CT scans) after 3 months of Nordic walking intervention.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03885466
- Collaborators
- Royal University Hospital Foundation
- Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation
- Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Saija Kontulainen, PhD University of Saskatchewan
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