Effects of 3 Months of Controlled Whole Body Vibrations With Low Exposure Period on the Risk of Falls Among Nursing Home Residents
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 62
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Risk of fall
研究概览
简要总结
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.
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 (Investigator)
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Resident of nursing home
- •Able to move
排除标准
- •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.
研究组 & 干预措施
Whole Body Vibration Group
The whole body vibration group received 3 training sessions every week composed of 5 series of 15 seconds of vibrations at 30 Hz intensity.
干预措施: Vibrosphère device (Device)
Control Group
The control group had a normal daily life for the whole study period
结局指标
主要结局
Risk of fall
时间窗: 3 months
Tinetti test \< 19 points = high risk of falls
次要结局
- Risk of fall evaluated by the Timed up and Go test(3 months)
- Risk of falls evaluated by the Locometrix(3 months)
研究者
Charlotte Beaudart
PhD Student
University of Liege