Strength training for osteoporosis prevention during early menopause (STOP-EM): a pilot study protocol for a single centre randomised waitlisted control trial in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Women lose up to 10% of their bone mass around menopause and the decade following. There is a need for proactive approaches to preserve bone mass and quality around menopause. Existing work has found that high-intensity resistance and impact training (HiRIT) can improve bone and muscle measures in late postmenopausal women. However, this has not been investigated in perimenopausal and early postmenopausal women who are in the midst of the menopausal transition.

Methods and analysis

This study is a 9-month randomised controlled feasibility trial evaluating a HiRIT programme in perimenopausal and early postmenopausal women. The primary objective of this study is to determine the feasibility of HiRIT in 40 perimenopausal and early postmenopausal women (45-60 years)

SUBMITTER: Alexander CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11800298 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature