Neuromuscular Training With Whole Body Vibration in Older People: A Randomized Multicentre Clinical Trial With Blinded to Evaluator

Asociacion Colaboracion Cochrane Iberoamericana10 sites in 1 country160 target enrollmentNovember 2010

ConditionsAging

Overview

Phase: Phase 3
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Aging
Sponsor: Asociacion Colaboracion Cochrane Iberoamericana
Enrollment: 160
Locations: 10
Primary Endpoint: Body balance.
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 13 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This is a randomized, multicentre, and parallel clinical trial with blinded to evaluator.

The principal hypothesis is that whole-body vibration training plus exercise improves the body balance and prevents falls more than only exercise training in institutionalized older people. The number needed of patients is 160 (80 per group).

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

November 2010

End Date

March 2012

Last Updated

13 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Asociacion Colaboracion Cochrane Iberoamericana

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Institutionalized older people who were 65 years and older
•The patient consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

•Residents who present an acute disease that not resolved during 10 days.
•Residents with a pacemaker (or serious cardiac alterations)
•Residents with epilepsy
•Residents with a high risk of thromboembolism
•Residents with a history of a hip or knee joint replacement
•Residents who not were musculoskeletal disorders and cognitive or physical dysfunction that interfering with test and training procedures.
•Residents that not accept to participate in the study.