The Effects of Combining Whole Body Vibration Training With Plyometric Jumping on the Neuromuscular Adaptations of Human Triceps Surae Muscles

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• Conditions: Muscle Force, Explosive Strength and Vertical Jump Height
• Interventions: Other: vibration

• Registration Number: NCT01281670
• Lead Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary

Muscle force, explosive strength and vertical jump height are important parameters determining the performance of athletes. Traditionally, high intensity resistance training, explosive strength training and plyometric training are used to improve athletes' performance. Recently, whole body vibration training is recommended for increasing muscle force and explosive strength, because vibrating platform could provide high gravitational acceleration to activate muscle activation and sensory input to spinal reflex. Design: Prospective and randomized control study. Subjects: Healthy male subjects with regular training or competition at least 6 hours per week. Methods: H-reflex, V-wave, triceps surae activation level and rate of force development are measured at pre-training, mid-training (5th week) and post-training. Subjects will receive 8 weeks, 3 times/week, training programs including plyometric jumping or static squat on whole body vibration platform. Data analysis: Data will be analyzed using SPSS 13.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL) and two-way ANOVA will be used for data analysis.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2011-01
• Study Start: 2011-01
• Study First Submitted: 2011-01-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-01-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-01-20
• Study First Posted: 2011-01-24
• Last Update Posted: 2011-01-24
• Primary Completion: 2011-11
• Study Completion: 2011-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• subjects who had not been engaged in systematic strength training and had no history of knee, leg, or ankle pain that caused a subject to seek medical help during the year prior to the recruitment.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects who missed more than one training session or participated in any other type of fitness training were excluded.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
vibration	vibration	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
evoked spinal reflex	8 weeks	In terms of evoked spinal reflexes, modulations of spinal inhibitory inter-neuronal circuits are often assessed by the Ia-afferent-mediated H-reflex. Results of H reflexes in studies with training are tightly coupled with excitability changes of small alpha motor neurons. The first volitional (V) wave, an electrophysiological variant of the H-reflex, is used to indicate the net excitation of the motorneurone pool.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University; 🇨🇳 Taipei, Taiwan