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NCT Number: NCT02332083

Innovative Training Program for Elderly in Need of Care

The goal of this randomized controlled study was to examine the effects of a 8 weeks innovative training regime (stochastic resonance whole-body vibration [SR-WBV] and virtual virtual games [VG]) in the skilling up phase on physical performance, cognition and falls in elderly in need of care population.

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Key information

Conditions

Poor Performance Status Cognition - Other

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Bern University of Applied Science, Department Health

Bern, 3008, Switzerland

About this study

Sensorimotor and strength exercise are methods to increase strength & power in the field of geriatrics. The question that arise what exercises are best suited to and most effective for elderly in need of care individuals. Such populations are advised first to enter a "skilling up program" before more traditional forms of training exercises are implemented.

Goals in the skilling up phase: improvement in neuromuscular control, postural control and strengthening of large muscle groups of the lower extremity.

The aim of the study in the skilling up phase:

Study the effect on physical performance Study the effects on muscle strength. Study the effects on cognition. The participants will be recruited in Canton Zurich, Swizerland and will be randomly allocated to an intervention group or sham group

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) >0
  • live in canton Zurich
  • in terms of training load be resistant.

Exclusion criteria

  • acut joint disease, acut thrombosis, acute fractures, acute infections, acute tissue damage, or acute
  • surgical scars
  • seniors with prosthesis.
  • alcoholic
  • acute joint disease, activated osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute lower limb
  • acute inflammation or infection tumors
  • fresh surgical wounds
  • severe migraine
  • epilepsy acute severe pain

Treatment and study plan

SR-WBV

Device

Participants will undergo a training program set over eight weeks, three times a week with 3 to 6 Hz, Noise 4.

Other names: SRT Zeptor® med

Exergame

Device

Participants will undergo a training program set from week 5 to 8, three times a week over 20 minutes.

Other names: Virtual game board

SR-WBV

Other

Participants will undergo a training program set over eight weeks three times a week with 1 Hz, Noise 1

Other names: SRT Zeptor® med

Aktiv Tramp

Device

Participants will undergo a training program set from the 5 to 8 week, three times a week over 4 minutes.

Other names: Trampoline

Primary outcomes

  1. Short physical performance battery (SPBB)

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    The SPBB examines 3 areas of lower extremity function: standing balance (semi-tandem stand, side-by-side stand, full tandem stand), usual walking speed and ability to stand from a chair. These areas represent essential tasks important for independent living.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Cognition

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    The trail-making test is a neuropsychological test of visual attention and task switching. The task requires a subject to 'connect-the-dots' of 25 consecutive targets on a sheet of paper. Two versions are available: A, in which the targets are all numbers (1,2,3, etc.), and B, in which the subject alternates between numbers and letters (1, A, 2, B, etc.). The goal of the subject is to finish the test as quickly as possible, and the time taken to complete the test is used as the primary performance metric.

  2. The falls efficacy scale-international (FES-I)

    Time frame: 8 weeks

    The shortened version of the falls efficacy scale-international (FES-I): assess fear of falling.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Bern University of Applied Sciences

Other

Collaborators

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Registry information

Official study title

Skilling-up Exercise for Elderly in Need of Care

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jan 6, 2015
Registry last updated
Feb 11, 2019

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