Exercise rehabilitation with tailored support for exercise adherence for people with vertebral fragility fractures is more effective than standard rehabilitation: the OPTIN randomised controlled trial
This RCT found integrated, additional support for exercise behaviour within a programme of physiotherapy rehabilitation for people with VFF provided greater benefits to lower extremity function, balance and walking at 12 months as measured by the TUG and 6MW tests.
Authors
- Meredith A. Newman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7228-2022)
- Erin Hannink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1422-4625)
- T. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9211-6905)
- Jonathan Room (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1257-834X)
- Camilo Jose Romero Barreto
- Ruth Knight (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6810-2845)
- Karen Louise Barker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9363-0383)
Institutions
- Oxford Brookes University (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Osteoporosis International
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-025-07582-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Charitable Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre