Clinical trial NCT06202365: Whole Body Vibration in Obese Female Students
Official title: Acute Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Trunk Endurance and Balance in Obese Female Students
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Obesity
Keywords: Whole body vibration
Trunk endurance
Balance
Obesity
Females
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-01-11
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Obesity is a global public-health issue, with rising incidence and prevalence, significant expenditures, and poor results. Obesity has become a worldwide epidemic in both developed and underdeveloped countries. A body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 is required for class I obesity, a BMI of 35 - 39.9 kg/m2 is required for class II obesity, and a BMI of 40 kg/m2 is required for class III obesity (morbidly obese). Obesity will be the likely situation for the majority of the adult population during the next two decades due to an abundance of calorie-rich food and apathy toward exercise.

Detailed description: Obese and overweight young people swayed at a higher rate than people of normal weight. Two hypotheses have been offered to explain the negative effect of weight on balance control. The first is decreased plantar sensitivity as a result of hyper-activation of plantar mechanoreceptors caused by the constant pressure of supporting a heavy burden. The second theory is that there is a higher mechanical demand owing to the big body mass itself, as well as a non-negligible amount of body mass further away from the axis of rotation (i.e., ankle joint in an inverted pendulum model) that creates a higher gravitational torque. As a result, in order to maintain an upright posture, the gravitational torque that accelerates the body must be opposed by muscle torques.

WBV is a mechanical stimulation characterized by oscillatory motion supplied from a platform to the entire body. The current devices employ two distinct systems: (a) a vertical vibration, in which the entire plate oscillates uniformly up and down with only a vertical translation; and (b) reciprocating vertical displacements on the left and right sides of a fulcrum, which increases the lateral accelerations. WBV training includes biomechanical characteristics such as body position, amplitude, frequency, magnitude, and duration.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Female students
* BMI ≥ 30
* Aged from 18 to 25 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy
* Musculoskeletal disorders
* History of spinal surgery
* Epilepsy
* Medications that could affect the musculoskeletal system
* Performing regular exercise of more than 3 times a week
* Metal plates in the body
* Ligament sprain
* Medical history such as cardiovascular disease, or diabetes mellitus

Primary outcomes:
measure: Sorensen Test
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Trunk flexor endurance Test
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Single leg test
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Dynamic balance
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Giza
country: Egypt
facility: Nesma Morgan Allam
Study officials:
affiliation: Assisstant professor of physical therapy for surgery, Faculty of physical therapy
name: Hadaya M Eladl, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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