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Innovative Training Program for Elderly in Need of Care

NCT02332083 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 17

Last updated 2019-02-11

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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, cognition and falls in elderly in need of care population.

Conditions

  • Poor Performance Status
  • Cognition - Other

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

Exergame

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

Participants will undergo a training program set from the 5 to 8 week, three times a week over 4 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

    collaborator OTHER

  • Bern University of Applied Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Heiner Baur, PD PhD · BUAS

  • Eling de Bruin, PD PhD · ETHZ

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-08-31
Primary Completion
2015-02-28
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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