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Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Balance in the Elderly Population

NCT01045746 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2014-12-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this pilot study is to test whether in the elderly population there are acute long-term improvements in both the static and dynamic balance, reaction time and mobility with the use of WBV.

Conditions

  • Distorted; Balance

Interventions

DEVICE

Stochastic resonance whole-body vibration A

over four weeks, three times a week with 5 Hz, Noise 4 and than over four weeks three times a week with 1 Hz, Noise 1.

DEVICE

Stochastic resonance whole-body vibration b

over four weeks, three times a week with 1 Hz, Noise 1 and than four weeks three times a week with 5 Hz, Noise 4.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

    collaborator OTHER

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Goethe University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Bern University of Applied Sciences

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

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