Non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatments for bone health after stroke: Systematic review with meta-analysis.

Ann Phys Rehabil Med

Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 1 Yuk Choi Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address:

Published: May 2024

Background: Hemi-osteoporosis is a common secondary complication of stroke. No systematic reviews of pharmacological and non-pharmacological agents for post-stroke bone health have estimated the magnitude and precision of effect sizes to guide better clinical practice.

Objectives: To examine the benefits and harms of pharmacological and non-pharmacological agents on bone health in post-stroke individuals.

Methods: Eight databases were searched (PubMed, Cochrane library, Scopus, CINAHL Complete, Embase, PEDro, Clinicaltrils.gov and ICTRP) up to June 2023. Any controlled studies that applied physical exercise, supplements, or medications and measured bone-related outcomes in people with stroke were included. PEDro and the GRADE approach were used to examine the methodological quality of included articles and quality of evidence for outcomes. Effect sizes were calculated as standardized mean differences (SMD) and risk ratio (RR). Review Manager 5.4 was used for data synthetization.

Results: Twenty-four articles from 21 trials involving 22,500 participants (3,827 in 11 non-pharmacological and 18,673 in 10 pharmacological trials) were included. Eight trials were included in the meta-analysis. The methodological quality of half of the included non-pharmacological studies was either poor or fair, whereas it was good to excellent in 8 of 10 pharmacological studies. Meta-analysis revealed a beneficial effect of exercise on the bone mineral density (BMD) of the paretic hip (SMD: 0.50, 95 % CI: 0.16; 0.85; low-quality evidence). The effects of anti-resorptive medications on the BMD of the paretic hip were mixed and thus inconclusive (low-quality evidence). High-quality evidence showed that the administration of antidepressants increased the risk of fracture (RR: 2.36, 95 % CI 1.64-3.39).

Conclusion: Exercise under supervision may be beneficial for hip bone health in post-stroke individuals. The effect of anti-resorptive medications on hip BMD is uncertain. The adverse effects of antidepressants on fracture risk among post-stroke individuals warrant further attention. Further high-quality studies are required to better understand this issue.

Registration: PROSPERO CRD42022359186.

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