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Effects of Whole Body Vibration in Subacute Stroke Patients

NCT00796237 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2011-08-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall aim of the proposed study is to determine whether whole body vibration is beneficial in promoting bone turnover, physical fitness and neuromotor performance in patients with subacute stroke.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Whole body vibration therapy

In their regular physiotherapy sessions, the subjects in the experimental group will receive WBV (20-240Hz, 10-minute sessions, 1 session per day, 5 sessions per week). The vibration loading will be carried out using the Fit-Vibe System (Germany), which is a vibration platform that is capable of generating vertical vibration.

OTHER

standing on the vibration platform but no vibration will be applied

The subjects in this group will perform the same exercises on the vibration platform as in the experimental group for the same duration, but no vibration will be given.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tung Wah Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marco YC Pang, PhD · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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