Effects of 3 Months of Controlled Whole Body Vibrations on the Risk of Falls Among Nursing Home Residents

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Falls
• Interventions: Device: Vibrosphère device

• Registration Number: NCT01759680
• Lead Sponsor: University of Liege

Brief Summary

Tiredness, lack of motivation and low compliance can be observed in nursing home residents during the practice of physical activity. Because exercises should not be too vigorous, whole body vibration could potentially be an effective alternative.

The objective of this randomized controlled trial is to assess the impact of 3-month training by whole body vibration on the risk of falls among nursing home residents.

Patients were randomized into two groups: the whole body vibration group which received 3 training sessions every week composed of 5 series of only 15 seconds of vibrations at 30 Hz intensity and a control group with normal daily life for the whole study period.

The impact of this training on the risk of falls was assessed blindly by three tests: the Tinetti Test, the Timed Up and Go test and a quantitative evaluation of a 10-second walk performed with a tri-axial accelerometer.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01
• Primary Completion: 2012-03
• Study Completion: 2012-04
• Status Verified: 2012-12
• Study First Submitted: 2012-12-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-01-02
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-03
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 62

Inclusion Criteria

• Resident of nursing home
• Able to move

Exclusion Criteria

• weighing more than 150 kg
• having electronic implants (e.g. pacemaker, brain stimulators)
• having prosthetic hips or knees
• suffering from epilepsy, bleeding disorders, inflammatory abdominal disorders or at high risk of thromboembolism.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Whole Body Vibration Group	Vibrosphère device	The whole body vibration group received 3 training sessions every week composed of 5 series of 15 seconds of vibrations at 30 Hz intensity.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Risk of fall	3 months	Tinetti test \< 19 points = high risk of falls

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Risk of fall evaluated by the Timed up and Go test	3 months	A timed Up and Go \> 14 seconds = high risk of falls
Risk of falls evaluated by the Locometrix	3 months	Locometrix is a walking test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Liège; 🇧🇪 Liège, Belgium