Whole Body Vibration Exercise Training for Institutionalized Elderly

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Geriatric Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Control; Device: Whole body vibration; Behavioral: Conventional exercise

• Registration Number: NCT01735682
• Lead Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-11
• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-20
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-25
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-28
• Status Verified: 2014-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-05-29
• Last Update Posted: 2014-05-30
• Primary Completion: 2015-04
• Study Completion: 2015-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 68

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)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control	Control	This group will have exercise training that involve only the upper limbs (about 30 minutes per session, 3 sessions per week, for 8 consecutive weeks).
Whole body vibration	Whole body vibration	This group will receive whole body vibration and conventional exercise training (1 hour per session, 3 sessions per week, for 8 consecutive weeks).
Conventional exercise	Conventional exercise	This group will receive convention exercise training (1 hour per session, 3 sessions per week, for 8 consecutive weeks).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Timed-Up-and-Go test	week 0	It is a measure of functional mobility
Timed-up-and-go test	week 8

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
elbow flexion strength	week 8
six minute walk test	week 8
Berg balance scale	week 8
leg extension strength	week 8
shoulder abduction strength	week 8
falls incidence	Daily from week 0 to 12 months after termination of treatment/control period
Activities-specific balance confidence scale	week 8
Quick DASH	week 8
Physiological Profile Assessment: short form	week 8

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shatin Hospital; 🇭🇰 Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong