Geriatric Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
older adults, exercise, balance, gait, fall, rehabilitation, vibration, muscle
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALControl
The control treatment involves exercises of the upper limbs.
BEHAVIORALConventional exercise
The conventional exercise training involves upper limb and lower limb strengthening exercises using sandbags.
DEVICEWhole body vibration
The vibration frequency and amplitude used will be 30-40 Hz and 1mm, respectively. The total exposure to the vibration stimulation is 4 minutes.
Sponsors
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Shatin Hospital
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
Yes
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)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Timed-Up-and-Go test | week 0 | It is a measure of functional mobility |
| Timed-up-and-go test | week 8 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| shoulder abduction strength | week 0 | — |
| elbow flexion strength | week 0 | — |
| six minute walk test | week 0 | — |
| Berg balance scale | week 0 | — |
| Quick DASH | week 0 | A measure of upper limb function |
| Physiological Profile Assessment: short form | week 0 | — |
| falls incidence | Daily from week 0 to 12 months after termination of treatment/control period | — |
| Activities-specific balance confidence scale | week 0 | — |
| leg extension strength | week 0 | — |
Countries
Hong Kong
Contacts
Primary ContactPhilip Chan, MSc
Outcome results
None listed