Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Bone and Fall Related Parameters

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 3

Conditions: Atrophy

Treatments: Behavioral: whole body vibration; Behavioral: resistance exercise; Behavioral: "wellness"

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00292916

D-ER-OFZ-200501-Vib

Details and patient eligibility

About

The effect of whole body vibration (WBV) on bone strength and fall frequency in older adults is still vague. Although there is some evidence that WBV may impact Bone Mineral Density in very frail elderly, there is a lack of data concerning the effect of WBV in community-living elderly woman. We hypothesize that WBV significantly affects bone parameters as assessed by DXA, QCT, US and bone markers with parallel positive changes of fall related risk factors (power, strength, balance, and reaction time). We further hypothesize that the effects of WBV were superior to conventional resistance exercise.

Sex: Female

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• community living elderly females >/=65 years
• live expectation > 2 years

Exclusion criteria

• secondary osteoporosis
• CVD-events including stroke
• participation in other studies
• medication and illness affecting bone metabolism within the last 2 years
• medication with impact on falls
• low physical performance (<50 Watt during ergometry)
• excessive alcohol-intake

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind