The effect of whole body vibration therapy on older people

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes; Subtopic: Generic Health Relevance (all Subtopics); Disease: Age and ageing; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Falling

• Registration Number: ISRCTN19205068
• Lead Sponsor: Kings College London (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-05-12
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

1. Men and women of all ages
2. Having had one or more falls
3. Attending the strength and balance group run in the Older Person Assessment Unit at Guy's Hospital

Exclusion Criteria

1. Artificial joints
2. Mini-mental state examination (MSSE) less than 20

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physiological Profile Assessment, measured before and immediately upon completion of the exercise class

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Six-metre walk test, measured at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks<br>2. Berg Balance Scale, measured at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks<br>3. Blood Analysis for markers of bone turnover, measured at baseline and 8 weeks<br>4. Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I), measured at baseline and 8 weeks<br>5. 12-item short form health survey (SF12) version 2, measured at baseline and 8 weeks<br>6. Timed Up and Go Test, measured at baseline, 4weeks and 8 weeks