Build better bones with exercise (B3E pilot trial): results of a feasibility study of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 12 months of home exercise in older women with vertebral fracture

We pilot-tested a trial of home exercise on individuals with osteoporosis and spine fracture.Our target enrollment was met, though it took longer than expected. Participants stayed in the study and completed the exercise program with no safety concerns.Future trials should expand the inclusion criteria and consider other changes.PurposeOsteoporotic fragility fractures create a substantial human and economic burden. There have been calls for a …