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Whole Body Vibrations on Functional Capacity, Muscular Strength, and Biochemical Profile in Elders

NCT03030456 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2017-01-25

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Summary

This study is a randomized clinical trial that has as objective to evaluate the effects of training with a vibratory platform on body composition, muscular strength functional capacity, flexibility and biochemical profile on elderly women. It will be done in the city of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, with elderly women between the ages of 60 and 80 years-old, within the municipal limits and nearby areas selected randomly by a brown envelope in which a note will be stating if they belong to the control or vibratory platform group, in which the participant will be receiving whole body vibrations on the platform. The recruiting will be done by the institution through e-mail or by public call.

Women will be evaluated through anamesis. On the evaluation, a questionaire will be applied, in order to evaluate if they don´t have counterindications for the vibratory platform. They will be evaluated in their general health, socio-economical status, and history of physical activity. Participants will have their doubts cleared about the study, and a written consent will be signed. Before the intervention with whole body vibrations, nutritional and physical activity aspects will be evaluated. The treatment period on the vibratory platform will be of 8 weeks, before and after it, anthropometrical, biochemical, strength, flexibility, palmar prehension strength, metabolic basal load, and functional capacity measurements will be taken. Before and after every session on the vibratory platform, heart rate, respiratory rate, arterial pressure, and peripheric oxygen saturation will be evaluated. The interventional procedure will be done with a vibratory platform (Power Plate®, model my7™, UK) with a frequency of 30 - 40 Hz, with low (2mm) or high (4mm) amplitude. Training will last 8 weeks with 3 sessions per week, lasting between 30 seconds and 1 minute of training, and 30 seconds to 1 minute of rest, with the subject positioned in orthosis with a knee flexion of 15° and a feet width distance of 20 cm. The frequency will be of 35 Hz and the amplitude of 2 mm.

The study aims to contribute with reducing the body mass index and body fat percentage, to improve the lean mass, palmar prehension strength, muscular strength on the lower limbs and flexibility, also obtaining better biochemical profiles after the training period.

Conditions

  • Aging
  • Oxidative Stress

Interventions

DEVICE

Power Plate®

Training of elderly women with Whole Body Vibrations through the use of a vibratory platform.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Santa Cruz do Sul

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Greice Raquel Machado · Masters Student

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-30
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-02-28

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