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

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

62 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-01-31

Study Completion Date

2012-04-30

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Falls

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vibrosphère device

Intervention Type DEVICE

Vertical Sinusoidal vibration

Control Group

The control group had a normal daily life for the whole study period

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Vibrosphère device

Vertical Sinusoidal vibration

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Whole Body Vibration

Eligibility Criteria

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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.

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes