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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
69 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-11-30
2013-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Evidence has moreover shown that exist gender differences in engage physical activities and in mood state in ageing. In fact, aged women are less engaged in physical activity than men, probably due to menopausal transition (MT) state. Literature has suggested that women who experience longer MT and increased symptoms have higher stress and increased risk of depression , that in turn may affect their engagement in physical activities.
Starting from current literature, we hypothesize that specific physical activity, WBV, may promote psychological well being and quality of life in female aged subjects. Moreover and therefore, we assume an improvement in proactive attitude and happiness when compared to and Multi-component training control group.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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WBV TRAINING
WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION TRAINING
WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION TRAINING
The vibration stimulus consisted of uniform vertical oscillations Power Plate® Next Generation (Power Plate North America, Northbrook, IL, USA). Subjects stood on the platform holding an quarter squat positions with the feet shoulder-width apart. Then, they perform ankle extensions with the following work sequence (establishing a rhythm of 100 b.p.m.: 1 b.p.m for the concentric phase; and 5 b.p.m. for the eccentric phase). After the familiarization 2-weeks, subjects trained 3 days per week for 6-months (72 sessions) using a vibrating training program that began with 5 sets and a frequency of 35 Hz per session and increasing by 11 sets and 40 Hz frequency the last month maintaining a series of parameters: vibration amplitude (4 mm) working time (60 s) and recovery time (60 s).
MC TRAINING
MULTICOMPONENT TRAINING
MULTICOMPONENT TRAINING
This training combined vertical jumps and high intensity walking. During the first month, small reactive vertical jumps (without knee and ankle flexion) were performed. After the first month, subjects performed drop jumps progressively starting at a height of 5 cm and finishing at 25 cm at the end of the programme (increases of 5 cm each month). Additionally, the sets were increased from 4x10 jumps to 6x10 each week, finishing the last week with 4x10. In this sense, the drop jumps were the same each month but the total load (imposed by height) increased progressively. Regarding the aerobic exercise, the load increased progressively along the 6 months. The intensity ranged between 50-75% of reserve heart rate, the volume ranged between 30-60 min.
CG
Control group
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION TRAINING
The vibration stimulus consisted of uniform vertical oscillations Power Plate® Next Generation (Power Plate North America, Northbrook, IL, USA). Subjects stood on the platform holding an quarter squat positions with the feet shoulder-width apart. Then, they perform ankle extensions with the following work sequence (establishing a rhythm of 100 b.p.m.: 1 b.p.m for the concentric phase; and 5 b.p.m. for the eccentric phase). After the familiarization 2-weeks, subjects trained 3 days per week for 6-months (72 sessions) using a vibrating training program that began with 5 sets and a frequency of 35 Hz per session and increasing by 11 sets and 40 Hz frequency the last month maintaining a series of parameters: vibration amplitude (4 mm) working time (60 s) and recovery time (60 s).
MULTICOMPONENT TRAINING
This training combined vertical jumps and high intensity walking. During the first month, small reactive vertical jumps (without knee and ankle flexion) were performed. After the first month, subjects performed drop jumps progressively starting at a height of 5 cm and finishing at 25 cm at the end of the programme (increases of 5 cm each month). Additionally, the sets were increased from 4x10 jumps to 6x10 each week, finishing the last week with 4x10. In this sense, the drop jumps were the same each month but the total load (imposed by height) increased progressively. Regarding the aerobic exercise, the load increased progressively along the 6 months. The intensity ranged between 50-75% of reserve heart rate, the volume ranged between 30-60 min.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Age ranged between 55-75 years old.
Exclusion Criteria
* Age lower than 55 years old;
* Present levels of DMO lower than 70 g/cm2;
* Being treated for a disease that can affect bone structure or neuromuscular system;
* Have orthopedic prosthetic implants in the lower limbs and / or spine; Have herniated discs;
* Suffer ocular diseases that affect the retina;
* Suffer severe cardiovascular diseases;
* Have a pacemaker, or osteosynthesis material;
* Severe mental illness (active psychosis/suicide risk/severe dementia);
* Linguistic limitations (such as stuttering/untreated audio impairment);
* A significant functional problem (such as unconsciousness/connection to respiration device/confinement to a wheelchair or bed/severe walking disability/need of help with basic daily activities), major depression, anxiety according to DSM-IV criteria.
55 Years
75 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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University of Bergamo
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Angelo Compare
Professor
Principal Investigators
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Angelo Compare, Ph.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Bergamo
Locations
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University of Bergamo
Bergamo, , Italy
Countries
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References
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Marin-Cascales E, Rubio-Arias JA, Alcaraz PE. Effects of Two Different Neuromuscular Training Protocols on Regional Bone Mass in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Front Physiol. 2019 Jul 10;10:846. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00846. eCollection 2019.
Compare A, Zarbo C, Marin E, Meloni A, Rubio-Arias JA, Berengui R, Grossi E, Shonin E, Martini G, Alcaraz PE. PAHA study: psychological active and healthy aging: psychological wellbeing, proactive attitude and happiness effects of whole-body vibration versus Multicomponent Training in aged women: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 May 20;15:177. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-177.
Other Identifiers
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NCT002899231
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id