Whole-body Vibration and Manual Ability

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Body Weight; Vibration; Motor Activity
• Interventions: Device: Whole-body vibration (WBV)

• Registration Number: NCT03289689
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Brief Summary

Purpose: To evaluate the short-term effects of whole-body vibration (WBV), using reciprocating plate technique, on manual ability performance in healthy younger.

Material and methods: 38 healthy young volunteers were randomized to WBV group (N=19; 6 men, 13 women; mean age 21, 3.8yrs) or control group (N=19; 6 men, 13 women; mean age 20.5, 3.5yrs). The subjects in the WBV group performed one series of five consecutive repetitions of 60 sec unsynchronised WBV (Zeptoring, Scisen GmbH, Germany; 4 Hz, amplitude 3mm) with a 1-min pause between administrations, three times a week. The controls did not receive any training. Both groups were evaluated at baseline and after intervention, in the Rey Juan Carlos University´s Gait Analysis Laboratory. Four outcome measures of Purdue Pegboard test (PPT): preferred hand (PH), non-preferred hand (NPH), both hands (BH) and assembly (A) was performed baseline and 5 min after intervention.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-07-13
• Primary Completion: 2017-08-31
• Study Completion: 2017-09-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-20
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-21
• Status Verified: 2017-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-11-26
• Last Update Posted: 2017-11-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Whole body vibration	Whole-body vibration (WBV)	The subjects in the WBV group performed one series of five consecutive repetitions of 60 sec unsynchronised multidimensional WBV (Zeptoring, Scisen GmbH, Germany; 4 Hz, amplitude 3mm) with a 1-min pause between administrations, three times a week. The construction of this device is designed to perform a nonharmonious generation of oscillating movements in vertical and horizontal planes in order to prevent occurrences of resonance and habituation of receptors. During the intervention, subjects wore thin-soled gymnastic-type shoes, carrying out in a squatting standing position, with slight flexion at the hips, knees and ankle joint, on the vibration platform.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Purdue Pegboard test (change)	Baseline, immediately after intervention and one month after the intervention	Change in Purdue Pegboard test. This tool evaluates the fine dexterity

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos; 🇪🇸 Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain