Aging
Conditions
Keywords
whole-body vibration, older people, exercise, body balance, muscle performance, falls, physiotherapy
Brief summary
This is a randomized, multicentre, and parallel clinical trial with blinded to evaluator. The principal hypothesis is that whole-body vibration training plus exercise improves the body balance and prevents falls more than only exercise training in institutionalized older people. The number needed of patients is 160 (80 per group).
Interventions
DEVICEExercise with Whole-body vibration platform
The participants will perform static/dynamic exercises (balance and resistance training) on a vibratory platform (Frequency: 30-35 Hz; Amplitude: 2-4 mm).
OTHERExercise
The participants will perform the same static/dynamic exercises (balance and resistance training) like WBV group but without the vibration stimuli.
Sponsors
Asociacion Colaboracion Cochrane Iberoamericana
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Institutionalized older people who were 65 years and older * The patient consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* Residents who present an acute disease that not resolved during 10 days. * Residents with a pacemaker (or serious cardiac alterations) * Residents with epilepsy * Residents with a high risk of thromboembolism * Residents with a history of a hip or knee joint replacement * Residents who not were musculoskeletal disorders and cognitive or physical dysfunction that interfering with test and training procedures. * Residents that not accept to participate in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Body balance. | at 6 weeks | Body balance will be evaluated using Tinetti Test, and Timed up and go test |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of falls | during 6 months | Fall: an unexpected event in which the participants come to rest on the ground, floor, or lower level. |
| Safety of interventions | During 6 months | Pain, headache, itching or soreness on the legs, erythema. |
| Body balance | at six months | Body balance will be evaluated using Tinetti Test, and Timed up and go test |
| Muscle performance | at 6 weeks, and 6 months | It will be evaluated by five-sit-to-stand test, and Smartcoach Encoder. |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed