Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

Effects of Nonpharmacological Interventions on Balance Function in Patients with Osteoporosis or Osteopenia: A Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Table 1

Characteristics of literatures on nonpharmacological interventions on balance function in patients with osteoporosis or osteopenia.


Study	Country	Definition	Sample size	Course of treatment	Age/course of disease (EG/CG）	Intervention in experimental group (n)	Intervention in control group (n)	Outcomes

Li et al. [19]	China	BMD T-score ≤−2.5 SD	88	6 months	(65.1 ± 5.1/5.45 ± 1.45)/(65.5 ± 5.1/4.65 ± 1.42)	TCM exercises(30–40 min/day, 7 days /week) + basic treatment (n = 44）	Basic treatment (n = 44)	BBS, TUGT
Su and Deng [20]	China	BMD ＜80 mg/cm²	80	6 months	58.93 ± 4.01/59.12 ± 3.88	TCM exercises (45–60 min/time ,twice a day, 5 days/week) + basic treatment (n = 40)	Basic treatment (n = 40)	BBS, TUGT
Kuang [21]	China	BMD T-score ≤ −2.5 SD	82	6 months	(68.68 ± 3.22/1.79 ± 0.31)/(70.33 ± 3.34/1.58 ± 0.21)	TCM exercises (1 h/ time, twice a day, 7days/week) + basic treatment (n = 41)（	Basic treatment (n = 41)	BBS
Li et al. [22]	China	BMD T-score ≤−2.5 SD	111	6 months	63.25 ± 5.68/62.41 ± 6.09	TCM exercises (30–45 min/day, 2 days/week) + basic treatment (n = 56)	Basic treatment (n = 55)	BBS, TUGT
Shi et al. [23]	China	BMD T-score ≤−2.5 SD	64	6 months	63. 19 ± 6. 11/63. 59 ± 6. 35	TCM exercises (30–45 min/day, 3 days/week) + basic treatment (n = 32)	Basic treatment (n = 32)	BBS, TUGT
He et al. [24]	China	BMD T-score ≤−2.5 SD	43	1 month	59.08 ± 4.65/59.53 ± 5.40	PFMFs (40 min/day, 7 days/week) + basic treatment (n = 24)	Basic treatment (n = 19)	BBS, TUGT
Sun et al. [25]	China	BMD T-score ≤−2.5 SD	44	4 months	65.73 ± 2.46/69.58 ± 3.58	Strength training (60 min/day, 3 days/week) + basic treatment (n = 22)	Basic treatment (n = 22)	TUGT
Posch et al. [16]	Austria	BMD −2.5 SD ≤ T-score ≤ −1.0 SD	40	12 months	63.1 ± 4.53/62.78 ± 4.87	Balance and strength training(45–60 min/day, 2 days/week) (n = 20)	Basic treatment (n = 20)	TUGT
Teixeira et al. [17]	Brazil	BMD T-score ≤−2.5 SD	85	6 months	63.1 ± 4.53/62.78 ± 4.87	Balance and strength training (the specific time of each time is not available , 2 days/week) (n = 43)	Basic treatment (n = 20)	BBS, TUGT
Miko et al. [18]	Hungary	BMD T-score ≤−2.5 SD	100	12 months	69.33 ± 4.56/69.10 ± 5.30	Balance and strength training (25–35 min/day, 3 days/week) + basic treatment (n = 50)	Basic treatment (n = 50)	BBS, TUGT