Effects of WBV Associated With IMT on Functionality

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Status: Completed

Conditions: Frail Elderly Syndrome

Treatments: Other: WBV + IMTsham; Other: WBVsham + IMTsham; Other: WBV + IMT

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03688932

WBV on Functionality

Details and patient eligibility

About

The pre-frail elderly are a population more vulnerable to diminished functionality and future disabilities. Thus, interventions focused on the prevention of sarcopenia are indicated to prevent dysfunction in this population. This study aims to evaluate the effects of whole body vibration training associated with inspiratory muscle training on functional outcomes, balance and muscle metabolism in pre-frail elderly women.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 60 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• To able to walk without assistance
• Good understanding to carry out the proposed tests, evaluated through the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).

Exclusion criteria

• Contraindication or difficulty to perform evaluation procedures
• Users of medications that interfere with the cardiovascular and / or muscular system
• Smokers
• Neuromuscular or degenerative diseases
• Pulmonary comorbidities
• Heart diseases and labyrinthitis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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42 participants in 3 patient groups

WBV + IMT

Experimental group

Description:

Whole body vibration training associated with respiratory muscle training (WBV + IMT)

Treatment:

Other: WBV + IMT

WBV + IMTsham

Active Comparator group

Description:

Whole body vibration training associated with respiratory muscle training sham (WBV + IMTsham)

Treatment:

Other: WBV + IMTsham

WBVsham + IMTsham

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Whole body vibration training sham associated with respiratory muscle training sham (WBVsham + IMTsham)

Treatment:

Other: WBVsham + IMTsham