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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12609000201279
ACTRN12609000201279
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Does Whole Body Vibration exercise improve balance and muscle strength and reduce the number of falls in older persons living in residential care

Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital0 sites44 target enrollmentApril 21, 2009

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Balance Impairment in older persons living in residential care facility
Sponsor
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Enrollment
44
Status
Not Yet Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 21, 2009
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Male or Female at least 65 years of age.
  • \-Living in the defined Residential Aged Care Facility – Independent Living Units \-Able to stand independently with or without aids.
  • \-Cognitive capacity sufficient to understand the requirements of Whole Body Vibration and or group based strength and balance exercise.

Exclusion Criteria

  • \- Cognitive impairment such that they are unable to understand the requirements of WBV exercise.
  • \- Unable to stand independently without at most a walking aid for support.
  • \- Lower Limb Joint Arthroplasty.
  • \- Acute Inflammatory arthritis.
  • \- Acute Neurological or Cardiac Event.
  • \- Current acute soft tissue injury in the lower limbs, Lumbar or Thoracic Spine.
  • \- Acute (un\-united) fracture of the lower limbs, Lumbar or Thoracic Spine.
  • \- History of Deep Venous Thrombosis.
  • \- Current participation in a resistance\-training program.
  • \- Known Gallstones, kidney or bladder stones

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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