Whole Body Vibration and Unstable Shoes on Balance in Healthy Young People (WBV-US)

January 11, 2020 updated by: Juan F. Lisón Párraga, Dr, Cardenal Herrera University

Effects of Combined Whole Body Vibration and Unstable Shoes on Balance in Healthy Young People: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial

Aim: To compare the effect of different type of shoes (unstable or stable) combined with a whole body vibration training on balance.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Setting: Laboratory of biomechanics.

Population: Healthy young people.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Background: The use of whole body vibration to train strength and balance has increased in the last years. Last studies have shown that adding an unstable device increased electromyographic activity of the lower limb and the trunk muscles. However, no studies have investigated the effects of wearing unstable shoes during a whole-body vibration training on balance in healthy young people.

Aim: To compare the effects of different type of shoes (unstable [Intervention group] or stable [Control group]) combined with a 12-weeks whole body vibration training on balance.

Setting: Laboratory of biomechanics.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

23

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

  • Spain
    • Valencia
      • Moncada, Valencia, Spain, 46113
        • Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera

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

18 years to 40 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Body mass index < 35.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Cardiovascular disease, incapacity to practice a physical activity, musculoskeletal pathologies, neurologic diseases, previous experience with unstable shoes, previous experience with whole-body vibration.

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
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Unstable shoes
Wearing unstable shoes during the whole-body vibration training
Other: Unstable shoes plus Whole-body vibration
Wearing unstable shoes during the whole-body vibration training
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Stable shoes
Wearing stable shoes during the whole-body vibration training
Other: Stable shoes plus Whole-body vibration
Wearing stable shoes during the whole-body vibration training

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Balance
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Velocity of the center of pressure assessed with a foot pressure sensitive walkway
4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Cardenal Herrera University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

July 20, 2019

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 20, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 24, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 5, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 5, 2019

First Posted (ACTUAL)

July 8, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

January 14, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 11, 2020

Last Verified

January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UNIVERSITY CARDENAL HERRERA-24

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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