Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00638768
Effectiveness of Physiotherapy for Osteoporotic Spinal Fracture
Effectiveness of Physiotherapy for Vertebral Osteoporotic Fracture: a Randomised Controlled Pilot Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Melbourne · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 50 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The aim of this pilot study was to determine the effect of physiotherapy on impairments and health-related quality of life in people with a painful osteoporotic spinal fracture. It is hypothesised that physiotherapy will reduce impairments and improve quality of life in this patient group.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Physiotherapy | 10 weekly individual sessions with the therapist each lasting approximately 45 minutes. Techniques included postural taping, massage, mobilisation, exercises. The patients also performed home exercises |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2006-02-01
- Primary completion
- 2010-01-01
- Completion
- 2010-02-10
- First posted
- 2008-03-19
- Last updated
- 2025-07-10
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Australia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00638768. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.