The Effects of Whole Body Vibration Exercise Training on Physical Functioning and Falls in Institutionalized Elderly: a Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 68
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Timed-Up-and-Go test
研究概览
简要总结
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 65 Years 至 —（Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •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
排除标准
- •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)
研究组 & 干预措施
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).
干预措施: Whole body vibration (Device)
Conventional exercise
This group will receive convention exercise training (1 hour per session, 3 sessions per week, for 8 consecutive weeks).
干预措施: Conventional exercise (Behavioral)
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).
干预措施: Control (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Timed-Up-and-Go test
时间窗: week 0
It is a measure of functional mobility
Timed-up-and-go test
时间窗: week 8
次要结局
- 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)
- elbow flexion strength(week 0)
- shoulder abduction strength(week 0)
- Berg balance scale(week 0)
- leg extension strength(week 0)
- six minute walk test(week 0)
- Activities-specific balance confidence scale(week 0)
- Quick DASH(week 0)
- Physiological Profile Assessment: short form(week 0)
研究者
Marco Yiu-Chung Pang
Professor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University