NCT03091088

Effects of Physical Exercise to Prevent Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 36 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Valencia · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
• Osteoporosis, Osteopenia
• Physical Activity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	walking at an intense pace	Participants walk 6 kilometers in 1 hour at least 3 times per week
OTHER	osteoporosis specific-oriented training	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)

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-02-01
• Primary completion: 2013-07-01
• Completion: 2016-12-30
• First posted: 2017-03-27
• Last updated: 2017-03-27