NCT01734083
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The Effects of Whole Body Vibration Exercise Training on Physical Functioning and Falls in Community-dwelling Elderly With Cognitive Impairments
ConditionsDementia
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Dementia
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Enrollment
- 66
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Timed-up-and-go test
- Last Updated
- 13 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The whole body vibration exercise group will have significantly more improvement in mobility, muscle strength, balance, balance confidence, and cognitive function with a lower fall rate than the control group.
Investigators
Marco Yiu-Chung Pang
Associate Professor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •a diagnosis of mild or moderate dementia, with a Clinical Dementia Rating (CDR) of 1 to 2, and a Cantonese Mini-mental State Examination (CMMSE) score at 10 or above but below the local cutoff for dementia (18-22, depending on education level)
- •able to stand for at least 1 minute with or without hand support
- •living in the community
- •having an informed consent (from the primary caregiver)
Exclusion Criteria
- •significant musculoskeletal conditions (e.g. amputations)
- •metal implants in the lower extremity
- •recent fracture in the lower extremity
- •vestibular disorders
- •peripheral vascular disease
- •other serious illnesses or contraindications to exercise.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Timed-up-and-go test
Time Frame: week 21
Secondary Outcomes
- Berg balance scale(week 21)
- Activities-specific balance confidence scale(week 21)
- five times sit-to-stand test(week 21)
- Mini-Mental State Examination(week 21)
- Quality of Life in Alzheimer's disease(week 21)
- incidence of falls(daily starting from week 0 to week 33)
Study Sites (1)
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