Innovative Training Program for Elderly in Need of Care Individuals

July 14, 2016 updated by: Heiner Baur (PhD), Bern University of Applied Sciences

Skilling-up Exercise for Elderly in Need of Care

The goal of this randomized controlled study was to examine the effects of a 8 weeks innovative training regime (stochastic resonance whole-body vibration [SR-WBV] and virtual virtual games [VG]) in the skilling up phase on physical performance and strength in elderly in need of care population.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Sensorimotor and strength exercise are methods to increase strength & power in the field of geriatrics. The question that arise what exercises are best suited to and most effective for elderly in need of care individuals. Such populations are advised first to enter a "skilling up program" before more traditional forms of training exercises are implemented.

Goals in the skilling up phase: improvement in neuromuscular control, postural control and strengthening of large muscle groups of the lower extremity.

The aim of the study in the skilling up phase:

Study the effect on physical performance Study the effects on muscle strength.. The participants will be recruited in Canton Bern - Switzerland and will be randomly allocated to an intervention group or sham group.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

30

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) >0
  • live in canton Bern
  • in terms of training load be resistant.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • acut joint disease, acut thrombosis, acute fractures, acute infections, acute tissue damage, or acute
  • surgical scars
  • seniors with prosthesis.
  • alcoholic
  • acute joint disease, activated osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute lower limb
  • acute inflammation or infection tumors
  • fresh surgical wounds
  • severe migraine
  • epilepsy acute severe pain

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: Intervention group
T0 - intervention over 4 weeks with stochastic resonance whole-body vibration (SR-WBV) (start with 3 up to 6 Hz, noise 4) T1 - intervention 4 weeks (SR-WBV (start with 3 up to 6Hz, noise 4 & virtual games) - T2
Device: SR-WBV
Participants will undergo a training program set over eight weeks, three times a week with 3 to 6 Hz, Noise 4.
Other Names:
  • SRT Zeptor® med
Device: Virtual Games (VG)
Participants will undergo a training program set from week 5 to 8, three times a week over 20 minutes.
Other Names:
  • Virtual game board
Sham Comparator: Sham Comparator
T0 - intervention 4 weeks (SR-WBV 1 Hz, noise 1) - T1 - intervention 4 weeks (SR-WBV 1 Hz, noise 1 & Aktiv Tramp) - T2
Other: SR-WBV
Participants will undergo a training program set over eight weeks three times a week with 1 Hz, Noise 1.
Other Names:
  • SRT Zeptor® med
Device: Aktiv Tramp (Swiss Frei AG, Switzerland)
Participants will undergo a training program set from the 5 to 8 week, three times a week with 1Hz.
Other Names:
  • Mechanically controlled trampoline.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Physical performance
Time Frame: after 8 weeks
Short physical performance battery (SPBB): The SPBB examines 3 areas of lower extremity function: standing balance (semi-tandem stand, side-by-side stand, full tandem stand), usual walking speed and ability to stand from a chair. These areas represent essential tasks important for independent living.
after 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Isometric maximum voluntary contraction (IMVC)
Time Frame: after 8 weeks
It will be evaluated by isometric MCV at 90 degree angle in the knee joint.
after 8 weeks
Submaximal maximum voluntary contraction (subIMVC)
Time Frame: after 8 weeks
It will be evaluated by isometric RFD at 90 degree angle in the knee joint.
after 8 weeks
Isometric rate of force development (IRFD)
Time Frame: after 8 weeks
It will be evaluated by isometric RFD at 90 degree angle in the knee joint.
after 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Bern University of Applied Sciences

Collaborators

Goethe University
Maastricht University Medical Center
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Heiner Baur, PhD, BUAS
  • Study Director: Eling Douwe de Bruin, PhD, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
  • Study Director: Rob de Bie, Prof., Maastricht University Medical Center
  • Study Director: Dietmar Schmidtbleicher, Prof, Goethe University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 31, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

April 3, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 15, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 14, 2016

Last Verified

July 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Main study (PhD)- part I

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