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Conditions
Brief summary
Objective: To test the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of a 8-wk whole body vibration (WBV) intervention on balance and mobility among older adults with reduced mobility in a nursing home context. Methods: Fifty older adults will be randomized 1:1 to an intervention group that, in addition to standard care, received a 8-wk WBV intervention, and a control group receiving only standard care . Outcomes, including balance, mobility and strenght or quality of life will be assessed after intervention
Interventions
Participants in the intervention group will have access to the usual care and will be asked not to change their nutritional or exercise habits during the 8-wk period. Participants in the intervention group will participate in a 8-week whole body vibration (WBV)-based program on an vertical platform consisting of three sessions per week with at least one day between sessions. Each exercise session will have a duration of 10 to 15 minutes with a frequency (load) of the vibrating platform of 20Hz
Participants in the intervention group will have access to the usual care and will be asked not to change their nutritional or exercise habits during the 8-wk period. Participants in the intervention group will participate in a 8-week whole body vibration (WBV)-based program on an vertical platform consisting of three sessions per week with at least one day between sessions. Each exercise session will have a duration of 10 to 15 minutes with a frequency (load) of the vibrating platform of 20Hz initially and progressing throughout the program up to 35 Hz and the amplitude will be of 4 mm in all sessions. Participants will stand on the platform in a semi-squat position in all exercises.
Sponsors
University of Seville
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
The inclusion criteria will be: Living in a nurse home and a level of exercise less than a150 min/week of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity
Exclusion criteria
Potential participants were excluded if they had a baseline value for fasting blood glucose > 250 mg/dl or HbA1c > 10%, diagnosed cardiovascular or mental disease, a diabetes-related complication including nephropathy, or retinopathy unrepaired hernia, or any other functional impairment that would preclude safe participation in a WBV-based training program
Outcome results
None listed