SR-WBV Training for Frail Elderly in the Skilling up Stage

Muscle Weakness Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Whole Body Vibration With Stochastic Resonance and Dance Therapy in the Elderly: Effects on Physical Functional Performance

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01704976
• Other study ID #: MSc-study (Biel)
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2012
• Est. completion date: December 2014

Study information

• Verified date: January 2019
• Source: Bern University of Applied Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This randomized controlled study aims to examine long term effects in the skilling up phase over 4 weeks on physical functional performance and strength of mechanical SR-WBV and dance therapy intervention in a frail elderly population.

Description:

This study is based on the guideline of falls management exercise programs (FaME; from Skelton and Dinan).

The goals:

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

Training Gain: improvement of functional abilities. Maintaining the Gains: muscle growth, improvement of bone density and multi-sensory exercises.

First, a pilot study was conducted with untrained elderly ("Effects of stochastic resonance therapy on postural control in the elderly population" (KEK Bern: No.228/09, Clinical Trial Registry: NCT01045746). Following, a second pilot study was conducted with frail elderly (Application of Whole-body Vibration With Stochastic Resonance in Frail Elderly: The Effects on Postural Control Clinical Trial Registry:NCT01543243).

It was found that the selected chosen form of recruitment (presentation and advertisement) and the measurements methods are suitable for untrained elderly. But for frail elderly the chosen form of recruitment and the measurement methods are not sufficient.

For this study, measurement parameters for functional performance and strength will be used.

Goals of the study in the skilling up phase:

1. Feasibility

2. Study the effect on physical functional performance

3. Study the effects on muscle strength.

The participants will be recruited in Canton Bern - Swizerland and will be randomly allocated to an intervention group or sham group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 27
• Est. completion date: December 2014
• Est. primary completion date: July 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Muscle Weakness
• Paresis
• Poor Performance Status

Intervention

Device:
• SR-WBV
Participants will undergo a training program set over four weeks, three times a week with 3 to 6 Hz, Noise 4.
• SR-WBV
Participants will undergo a training program set over four weeks three times a week with 1 Hz, Noise 1.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	Slavko Rogan	Bern

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Bern University of Applied Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Physical Functional Performance	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.; The scores range from 0 (worst performance) to 12 (best performance). SPPB 0-6 is "Poor performance"; SPPB 7-9 is "Intermediate performance; SPPB 10-12 is "High Performance".	after 4 weeks
Secondary	Isometric Maximum Voluntary Contraction (IMCV) in Newton (N) Right Knee-extensor	It will be evaluated by isometric MCV (Newton) at 90 degree angle in the knee joint.	after 4 weeks
Secondary	Ismometric Maximal Voluntary Contraction (IMVC) Left Knee-extension	It will be evaluated by isometric MCV (Newton) at 90 degree angle in the knee joint.	after 4 weeks
Secondary	Isometric Rate of Force Development (IRFD) Right Knee-extensor	It will be evaluated by isometric RFD (Newton/seconds) at 90 degree angle in the knee joint.	after 4 weeks
Secondary	Isometric Rate of Force Development (IRFD) Left Knee-extensor	It will be evaluated by isometric RFD (Newton/seconds) at 90 degree angle in the knee joint.	after 4 weeks