Innovative Training Program for Elderly in Need of Care

February 8, 2019 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, cognition and falls 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. Study the effects on cognition. The participants will be recruited in Canton Zurich, Swizerland and will be randomly allocated to an intervention group or sham group

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

17

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

  • Switzerland
      • Bern, Switzerland, 3008
        • Bern University of Applied Science, Department Health

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 Zurich
  • 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: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
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
Participants will undergo a training program set from the 5 to 8 week, three times a week over 4 minutes.
Other Names:
  • Trampoline
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 & Exergame) - 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: Exergame
Participants will undergo a training program set from week 5 to 8, three times a week over 20 minutes.
Other Names:
  • Virtual game board

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Short physical performance battery (SPBB)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
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.
8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cognition
Time Frame: 8 weeks
The trail-making test is a neuropsychological test of visual attention and task switching. The task requires a subject to 'connect-the-dots' of 25 consecutive targets on a sheet of paper. Two versions are available: A, in which the targets are all numbers (1,2,3, etc.), and B, in which the subject alternates between numbers and letters (1, A, 2, B, etc.). The goal of the subject is to finish the test as quickly as possible, and the time taken to complete the test is used as the primary performance metric.
8 weeks
The falls efficacy scale-international (FES-I)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
The shortened version of the falls efficacy scale-international (FES-I): assess fear of falling.
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

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Heiner Baur, PD PhD, BUAS
  • Study Chair: Eling de Bruin, PD PhD, ETHZ

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

August 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 4, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 5, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

January 6, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 11, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 8, 2019

Last Verified

February 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MSc-study (Horgen)

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