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NCT Number: NCT01045746

Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Balance in the Elderly Population

The goal of this pilot study is to test whether in the elderly population there are acute long-term improvements in both the static and dynamic balance, reaction time and mobility with the use of WBV.

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Key information

Conditions

Distorted; Balance

Age range

65 year–95 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Exercise therapy plays an important role in health promotion, preservation of physical function and in preventing loss of independence among the elderly. They work beside an improvement in balance, a positive effect on metabolic and cardiovascular disorders, reducing falls, osteoporosis, colon cancer, breast cancer, depression, anxiety, and the general well-being. There is preliminary evidence to indicated that balance, and strength can be trained in the elderly using whole-body vibration (WBV) therapy. The use of WBV in the elderly population has shown to be a simple and effective treatment in the areas of balance and mobility. It would be very desirable to investigate these factors further in order to provide evidence for the delivery of sustainability of training methods.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • BESA to include performance level 0,1,2.
  • live in the senior residence Multengut Muri or in the canton of Bern.
  • apart from the complaints of old age healthy and can stand with or without aids.
  • more than 22 points at the Mini-Mental State Examination

Exclusion criteria

  • Seniors / graduates may no severe, uncorrected visual disturbances (eg, low vision, double vision, skew deviation).
  • Acute stress the incompatibility of the lower limb / hip / ridge during the SRT: joint disease, thrombosis, fresh fractures, infections, tissue damage, or fresh surgical scars.
  • Seniors / inside with lower leg-/thigh prostheses.
  • alcoholics.

Treatment and study plan

Stochastic resonance whole-body vibration A

Device

over four weeks, three times a week with 5 Hz, Noise 4 and than over four weeks three times a week with 1 Hz, Noise 1.

Other names: Zeptor med ®

Stochastic resonance whole-body vibration b

Device

over four weeks, three times a week with 1 Hz, Noise 1 and than four weeks three times a week with 5 Hz, Noise 4.

Other names: Zeptor med ®

Primary outcomes

  1. static balance

    Time frame: after one session, four and eight weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. reaction time

    Time frame: after one session, after four and eight weeks

  2. dynamic balance

    Time frame: after one session, four and eight weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Bern University of Applied Sciences

Other

Collaborators

  • Goethe University
  • Maastricht University Medical Center
  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of Stochastic Resonance Therapy on Postural Control in the Elderly Population (Pilot Study)

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Jan 11, 2010
Registry last updated
Dec 23, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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