Clinical trial NCT01735682: Whole Body Vibration Exercise Training for Institutionalized Elderly
Official title: The Effects of Whole Body Vibration Exercise Training on Physical Functioning and Falls in Institutionalized Elderly: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Geriatric Disorder
Keywords: older adults
exercise
balance
gait
fall
rehabilitation
vibration
muscle
Lead sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Shatin Hospital
First posted: 2012-11-28
Enrollment: 68
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: It is hypothesized that whole body vibration exercise group will have significantly more improvement in physical functioning and reduction in fall incidence among institutionalized elderly, compared with conventional exercise group and control group.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Functional Ambulation Category 1 to 4
* able to understand simple verbal commands
* able to tolerate intermittent physical activity for at least 45 minutes
* able to perform knee flexion \>45 degree
* able to stand with or without support for 1 minute or more

Exclusion Criteria:

* peripheral vascular disease
* any symptoms associated with vestibular disorder
* any contraindications to exercise (e.g. unstable angina)
* any serious illnesses that preclude participation (e.g. cancer)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Timed-Up-and-Go test
timeFrame: week 0
measure: Timed-up-and-go test
timeFrame: week 8
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Berg balance scale
timeFrame: week 0
measure: Berg balance scale
timeFrame: week 8
measure: leg extension strength
timeFrame: week 0
measure: leg extension strength
timeFrame: week 8
measure: shoulder abduction strength
timeFrame: week 0
measure: shoulder abduction strength
timeFrame: week 8
measure: elbow flexion strength
timeFrame: week 0
measure: elbow flexion strength
timeFrame: week 8
measure: six minute walk test
timeFrame: week 0
measure: six minute walk test
timeFrame: week 8
measure: Activities-specific balance confidence scale
timeFrame: week 0
measure: Activities-specific balance confidence scale
timeFrame: week 8
measure: Quick DASH
timeFrame: week 0
measure: Quick DASH
timeFrame: week 8
measure: Physiological Profile Assessment: short form
timeFrame: week 0
measure: Physiological Profile Assessment: short form
timeFrame: week 8
measure: falls incidence
timeFrame: Daily from week 0 to 12 months after termination of treatment/control period
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Shatin
country: Hong Kong
facility: Shatin Hospital
state: New Territories
Study officials:
affiliation: Hong Kong Polytechnic University
name: Marco Pang, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Bautmans I, Van Hees E, Lemper JC, Mets T. The feasibility of Whole Body Vibration in institutionalised elderly persons and its influence on muscle performance, balance and mobility: a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN62535013]. BMC Geriatr. 2005 Dec 22;5:17. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-5-17.
citation: Bruyere O, Wuidart MA, Di Palma E, Gourlay M, Ethgen O, Richy F, Reginster JY. Controlled whole body vibration to decrease fall risk and improve health-related quality of life of nursing home residents. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Feb;86(2):303-7. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.05.019.