Acute Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Autonomic Function in Healthy Young and Elderly
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
- Enrollment
- 35
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Autonomic Function
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 8 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Aging causes anatomical and physiological changes in the cardiovascular system and autonomic function with decline in its maximum function. This study aimed to evaluate the acute effects of whole body vibration on cardiovascular system, autonomic function and heart variability in healthy young and elderly. The investigators' hypothesis is that whole body vibration has different effects in young and elderly.
Investigators
Helga Cecília Muniz de Souza
Msc
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Elderly individuals aged between 60 and 80 years
- •Young individuals aged between 18 and 30 years
- •Able to walk without assistance
- •Good understanding to perform the proposed procedures
- •Sedentary or low active
Exclusion Criteria
- •Body Mass Index (BMI) \> 35Kg/m2
- •Systolic blood pressure \> 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure \> 90 mmHg (at rest)
- •Difficulty adapting to the whole body vibration
- •Neuromuscular or degenerative disorders
- •Neurological diseases
- •Cardiopulmonary comorbidities
- •Cardiac arrhythmias
- •Osteoarticular disorders
- •Use of hormone replacement therapy
- •Use medications or supplements known to affect cardiovascular parameters
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Autonomic Function
Time Frame: Change from Baseline Heart rate variability at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 35 minutes
Heart rate variability will be assessed from 3-channel holter
Secondary Outcomes
- Parasympathetic modulation(Change from Baseline Parasympathetic modulation at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 35 minutes)
- Heart Rate(Change from Baseline Heart Rate at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 35 minutes)
- Peripheral oxygen saturation(Change from Baseline Peripheral oxygen saturation at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 35 minutes)
- Blood pressure(Change from Baseline Blood pressure at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 35 minutes)
- Sympathovagal Balance(Change from Baseline Sympathovagal balance at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 35 minutes)
- Adverse effects(Change from Baseline at 20 minutes)
- Sympathetic modulation(Change from Baseline Sympathetic modulation at 5, 10, 15, 20 and 35 minutes)