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Whole Body Vibration on Muscle Strength in Patients With Postpolio Syndrome

NCT04387864 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14

Last updated 2020-05-15

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Summary

Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a neurological disease that affects polio survivors at least 15 years after the initial polio infection. PPS is characterized by new neurological deficiencies after a period of neurological stability, especially at least 1 decade after the initial infection. PPS may manifest as new, persistent, and progressive muscle weakness, atrophy, limb fatigability, myalgia, arthralgia, and dysphagia, but also as generalized fatigue, which typically has a considerable impact on the patients' quality of life. Whole body vibration (WBV) has become a popular form of exercise therapy especially among elderly individuals, in past decades. This training method is performed by standing on a vibrating platform which is supposed to activate muscle contractions. WBV has been studied in neurologic populations with stroke, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, incomplete spinal cord injury, and multiple sclerosis.Our aim was to investigate the effectiveness of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercises performed with home exercise program and patient education in patients with postpolio syndrome (PPS) on muscle strength, fatigue, quality of life and laboratory parameters by comparing them with home exercise program and patient education alone.

Conditions

  • Postpolio Syndrome

Interventions

DEVICE

Whole-body Vibration Device

Power Plate® (pro5TM; Power Plate North America, Inc., Northbrook, IL, USA)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Koç University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayşegül Ketenci, Prof · Istanbul University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-01
Primary Completion
2016-03-01
Completion
2016-03-25

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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