Effects of 3 Months of Controlled Whole Body Vibrations on the Risk of Falls Among Nursing Home Residents

Tiredness, lack of motivation and low compliance can be observed in nursing home residents during the practice of physical activity. Because exercises should not be too vigorous, whole body vibration could potentially be an effective alternative.

The objective of this randomized controlled trial is to assess the impact of 3-month training by whole body vibration on the risk of falls among nursing home residents.

Patients were randomized into two groups: the whole body vibration group which received 3 training sessions every week composed of 5 series of only 15 seconds of vibrations at 30 Hz intensity and a control group with normal daily life for the whole study period.

The impact of this training on the risk of falls was assessed blindly by three tests: the Tinetti Test, the Timed Up and Go test and a quantitative evaluation of a 10-second walk performed with a tri-axial accelerometer.

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Key information

Conditions

Falls

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Liège

Liège, 4000, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Resident of nursing home
Able to move

Exclusion criteria

weighing more than 150 kg
having electronic implants (e.g. pacemaker, brain stimulators)
having prosthetic hips or knees
suffering from epilepsy, bleeding disorders, inflammatory abdominal disorders or at high risk of thromboembolism.

Treatment and study plan

Vibrosphère device

Device

Vertical Sinusoidal vibration

Other names: Whole Body Vibration

Primary outcomes

Risk of fall

Time frame: 3 months

Tinetti test < 19 points = high risk of falls

Secondary outcomes

Risk of fall evaluated by the Timed up and Go test

Time frame: 3 months

A timed Up and Go > 14 seconds = high risk of falls
Risk of falls evaluated by the Locometrix

Time frame: 3 months

Locometrix is a walking test

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Liege

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of 3 Months of Controlled Whole Body Vibrations With Low Exposure Period on the Risk of Falls Among Nursing Home Residents

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Jan 3, 2013
Registry last updated: Jan 3, 2013

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