NCT03683849

Dancing Against Fall Fractures in Osteoporosis Patients and Healthy Elderly

Dancing as Training Method for Fall Preventing in Patients Suffering From Osteoporosis

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 180 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Aalborg University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study evaluates physiological measurements and their role in among falls in healthy elderly (65yr or older) or elderly suffering from osteoporosis. The study further seeks to evaluate if dancing can be used as training for preventing falls.

Detailed description

This study seeks to examine the relationship between strength, postural control and bone mineral density on the risk of falling among elderly (65 yr or older). The study will carried out on osteoporosis patients and healthy, matched controls. The study further seeks to examine whether a dancing intervention may improve any of these parameters, resulting in a decreased risk of falling.

Conditions

• Osteoporosis
• Fall Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Training	One hour of training, twice a week, for six months.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-02-01
• Primary completion: 2021-08-30
• Completion: 2021-08-30
• First posted: 2018-09-25
• Last updated: 2020-09-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark