Vibration Training and Muscle Strength Development

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand; Muscle Strength
• Interventions: Other: Vibration resistance training

• Registration Number: NCT01139606
• Lead Sponsor: Wingate Institute

Brief Summary

Introduction:

Vibration has been used to enhance muscle strength development during resistance training.

Aim:

To assess the effect of adding vibration to a regular resistance training program, using free weights, on muscle strength and everyday functioning of upper limbs in untrained adults

Methods:

60 healthy untrained adults, 30-65 yrs, will divide into two groups: experiment and control. Training program will include 24 sessions, over a course of 8 weeks. The experiment group will use a 1 kg vibrating weights and the control group will use a standard 1 kg free weights. Every session will include 10-15 min of 3-5 standard resistant exercises for upper limbs. Each subject will perform an Isokinetic evaluation of muscular performance, for upper limbs, in 3 occasions: before starting the program, immediately after completing the 8-weeks training program and 4 weeks afterwards, to check the chronic effect of each training regime. Each subject will complete a DASH (Disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand) questionnaire at 4 occasions- as mentioned above and one more time, when completing the first 4 weeks of the training program, to reject any development of negative effects of the training program, such as pain or inflammation of the joints .

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-06
• Study First Submitted: 2010-06-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-06-07
• Study First Posted: 2010-06-08
• Primary Completion: 2010-09
• Study Completion: 2010-11
• Status Verified: 2015-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-12-08
• Last Update Posted: 2015-12-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• healthy adults, ages 30-65
• not participating in resistance training for upper limbs regularly

Exclusion Criteria

• unbalanced hypertension
• cardiovascular disfunction or disease
• pain and or/ inflammation of the neck, shoulders and arms
• pregnant women

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Vibration trainig	Vibration resistance training	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The effect of vibration on muscle strength development and everyday functioning during a standard resistance training for upper limbs in untrained adults.	8 weeks of resistance training program

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Wingate Institute; 🇮🇱 Netanya, Israel