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NCT Number: NCT03091088

Effects of Physical Exercise to Prevent Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women

According to the World Health Organization criteria, osteoporosis was defined as a bone mineral density that lies 2.5 standard deviations or more below the average value for young healthy women. Osteoporosis is a major cause of fractures and can lead to serious complications in postmenopausal women. For this reason, approaches to prevent the appearance and progression of osteoporosis are of primary importance. This randomized clinical trial analyzes the effects of two types of physical exercise oriented to prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with pharmacological supplements of Calcium and Vitamin-D.

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Key information

Conditions

Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Behavior Bone Diseases Bone Diseases, Metabolic Metabolic Diseases Motor Activity Musculoskeletal Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Osteoporosis Osteoporosis, Osteopenia Physical Activity

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Postmenopausal woman
  • Pharmacological treatment (VitaminD+Calcium)

Exclusion criteria

  • Disease or physical-mental condition which prevents to perform the proposed physical exercise

Treatment and study plan

walking at an intense pace

Other

Participants walk 6 kilometers in 1 hour at least 3 times per week

osteoporosis specific-oriented training

Other

1 hour of physical activity, 2 times per week, based on the Asociación Española con la Osteoporosis y la Artrosis (AECOS) recommendations. Sessions are divided in 15 minutes of warmup (8 to 10, 60-second exercises), 30-35 minutes of combined exercises with loads and weights, as well as high intensity exercises, and 10-15 minutes of cooldown activities (based on Frederick relaxation techniques)

Primary outcomes

  1. Femoral neck T-score

    Time frame: Change from baseline score at two years

    The score compares femoral neck bone mineral density to a reference mean

  2. Lumbar spine T-score

    Time frame: Change from baseline score at two years

    The score compares lumbar spine bone mineral density to a reference mean

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Valencia

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Efecto de Dos Tipos de Ejercicio físico Para Prevenir la Osteoporosis en Mujeres Postmenopausicas, un Ensayo Clinico Aleatorizado

Acronym: Osteo_women

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2016
First posted
Mar 27, 2017
Registry last updated
Mar 27, 2017

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