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Whole-body Vibration Training on Functional Performance of the Elderly With Knee Osteoarthritis

NCT03918291 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2019-04-26

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Summary

The present study evaluated the effects of adding whole body vibration to squat training on the isometric quadriceps muscle strength, the plasma concentration of brain-derived neurotrophic factor at rest in elderly woman with osteoarthritis of the knee. The eligible patients were fifteen elderly women ≥ 60 years of age who had been diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee. The intervention consisted of uninterrupted squatting exercises for 12 weeks, a 3x/week. The exercise protocol was similar in both groups differed only in the presence of vibration.

Conditions

  • Osteoarthritis of Knee

Interventions

OTHER

Addition of whole-body vibration to squat training

OTHER

Squat training

squatting exercises for 12 weeks, 3x/week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ana Cristina R Lacerda, PhD · Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-10-28
Primary Completion
2010-10-28
Completion
2012-06-28

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