Innovative Training Program for Elderly in Need of Care Individuals

Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled study was to examine the effects of a 8 weeks innovative training regime (stochastic resonance whole-body vibration \[SR-WBV\] and virtual virtual games \[VG\]) in the skilling up phase on physical performance and strength in elderly in need of care population.

Conditions

• Poor Performance Status
• Muscle Weakness

Interventions

DEVICE

SR-WBV

Participants will undergo a training program set over eight weeks, three times a week with 3 to 6 Hz, Noise 4.

DEVICE

Virtual Games (VG)

Participants will undergo a training program set from week 5 to 8, three times a week over 20 minutes.

OTHER

SR-WBV

Participants will undergo a training program set over eight weeks three times a week with 1 Hz, Noise 1.

DEVICE

Aktiv Tramp (Swiss Frei AG, Switzerland)

Participants will undergo a training program set from the 5 to 8 week, three times a week with 1Hz.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Goethe University

  collaborator OTHER

• Maastricht University Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

  collaborator OTHER

• Bern University of Applied Sciences

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Heiner Baur, PhD · BUAS

• Lorenz Radlinger, PhD · Bern University of Applied Science, Department WGS

• Eling Douwe de Bruin, PhD · Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

• Rob de Bie, Prof. · Maastricht University Medical Center

• Dietmar Schmidtbleicher, Prof · Goethe University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2013-01-31

Primary Completion

2015-01-31

Completion

2015-02-28

Countries

• Switzerland

Study Locations