Aquatic Verses Land Exercise to Decrease Fall Risk
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00227071 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 27, 2005
Last Update Posted : January 4, 2006
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Osteoporosis | Behavioral: exercise | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 73 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Crossover Assignment |
Masking: | Single |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | The Effect of Water Verses Land Exercise to Decrease Fall Risk in Older Women With Osteoporosis |
Study Start Date : | September 1999 |
Study Completion Date : | June 2002 |

- muscle strength
- balance
- mobility
- function
- quality of life
- bone status

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 60 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
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

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00227071
Canada, Saskatchewan | |
School of Physical Therapy | |
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 0W3 |
Principal Investigator: | Cathy M Arnold | University of Saskatchewan |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00227071 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BMC 1999-65 |
First Posted: | September 27, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 4, 2006 |
Last Verified: | September 2005 |
accidental falls osteoporosis risk factors |
Osteoporosis Bone Diseases, Metabolic Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Metabolic Diseases |