The Effect of Whole-body Vibration Training

Biomarkers Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Whole-body Vibration Training on Biomarkers and Health Beliefs of Prefrail Older Adults: A Quasi-experimental Research

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04273308
• Other study ID #: 201510ES014
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 18, 2016
• Est. completion date: June 25, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: February 2020
• Source: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The whole-body vibration programme employed in this study partly improved the biomarkers and health beliefs of the prefrail community-dwelling older adults.

Description:

The experimental group participated in a 12-week whole-body vibration training that conducted 3 times per week, with 5-min continuous vibration at 12-Hz frequency and 3-mm amplitude each time

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 42
• Est. completion date: June 25, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: June 25, 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 65 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age of 65 years or older and living in a community

• Full consciousness and able to communicate verbally

• No severe cognitive disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

• Impaired mobility after recent surgery

• Major illness such as cancer

• Severe hearing impairment and inability to fully understand and follow instructions

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Biomarkers

Intervention

Device:
• whole-body vibration training
The experimental group participated in a 12-week whole-body vibration training that was conducted 3 times per week, with 5-min continuous vibration at 12-Hz frequency and 3-mm amplitude each time. The control group were provided home DVDs on resistance exercise and manuals for preventing frailty

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pretest and posttest results of the experimental and control groups for Grip strength	Comparison of grip strength before and after 12 weeks of training	Change from baseline at 12 weeks (The experimental group participated training that was conducted 3 times per week, with 5-min continuous vibration)
Primary	Pretest and posttest results of the experimental and control groups for 15-foot walk test speed	Comparison of 15-foot walk test speed before and after 12 weeks of training	Change from baseline at 12 weeks (The experimental group participated training that was conducted 3 times per week, with 5-min continuous vibration)
Primary	Pretest and posttest results of the experimental and control groups for One-leg standing test using the dominant leg with the eyes open	Comparison of One-leg standing test with the eyes open before and after 12 weeks of training	Change from baseline at 12 weeks (The experimental group participated training that was conducted 3 times per week, with 5-min continuous vibration)
Primary	Pretest and posttest results of the experimental and control groups for Thirty-second chair stand test	Comparison of Thirty-second chair stand test before and after 12 weeks of training	Change from baseline at 12 weeks (The experimental group participated training that was conducted 3 times per week, with 5-min continuous vibration)
Primary	Pretest and posttest results of the experimental and control groups for Two-minute step test	Comparison of Two-minute step test before and after 12 weeks of training	Change from baseline at 12 weeks (The experimental group participated training that was conducted 3 times per week, with 5-min continuous vibration)
Primary	Pretest and posttest results of the experimental and control groups for Health beliefs	Comparison of health beliefs before and after 12 weeks	The twelfth week
Secondary	Summary of posttest ANCOVA of the experimental and control groups for biomarkers	One-way ANCOVA was conducted using the groups as the independent variable and the pretest results and sex as covariate variables to assess the intervention effectiveness	The twelfth week
Secondary	Summary of posttest ANCOVA of the experimental and control groups for health beliefs	One-way ANCOVA was conducted using the groups as the independent variable and the pretest results and sex as covariate variables to assess the intervention effectiveness	The twelfth week