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

January 2, 2013 updated by: Charlotte Beaudart, University of Liege

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

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.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

62

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Belgium
      • Liège, Belgium, 4000
        • University of Liege

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

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 Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 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.
Device: Vibrosphère device
Vertical Sinusoidal vibration
Other Names:
  • Whole Body Vibration
No Intervention: Control Group
The control group had a normal daily life for the whole study period

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Risk of fall
Time Frame: 3 months
Tinetti test < 19 points = high risk of falls
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Risk of fall evaluated by the Timed up and Go test
Time Frame: 3 months
A timed Up and Go > 14 seconds = high risk of falls
3 months
Risk of falls evaluated by the Locometrix
Time Frame: 3 months
Locometrix is a walking test
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Liege

Investigators

  • Study Director: Olivier Bruyère, PhD, University Of Liège, Department of Public Health, Epidemiology and Health Economics, Liège, Belgiulm

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 21, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 2, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

January 3, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 3, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 2, 2013

Last Verified

December 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SPEES/CB/WBV01

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