Yoga in the Treatment of Osteoporosis

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Conditions studied: Osteoporosis

In brief

The study measures change in bone mineral density by the DEXA scan before and two or more years after beginning ten minutes of daily yoga designed to put pressure on the spine, hips and femur.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02399176

Run by

Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, LLP

People needed

741

Starts

2005-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-01-12

Who can join

Age: 16 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Past DEXA scan and, all within 6 months of study entry, DEXA scan and normal values for: Metabolic panel, TSH, PTH, ESR (or CRP), Vitamin D 25 hydroxy, Vitamin D 1,25 dihydroxy, Urine NTX.

You may not qualify if…

• Known metabolic bone disease such as osteogenesis imperfecta, current treatment with steroids, chemotherapy, or currently healing fractures of lumbar spine, hips or femurs.

Where it is running

• Manhattan Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, LLP — New York, New York, United States

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