Effects of Whole Body Vibration on Autonomic Function in Healthy Young and Elderly

Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Status: Completed

Conditions: Aging; Healthy

Treatments: Other: Whole Body Vibration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03180814

WBV on autonomic function

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aging causes anatomical and physiological changes in the cardiovascular system and autonomic function with decline in its maximum function. This study aimed to evaluate the acute effects of whole body vibration on cardiovascular system, autonomic function and heart variability in healthy young and elderly. The investigators' hypothesis is that whole body vibration has different effects in young and elderly.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Elderly individuals aged between 60 and 80 years
• Young individuals aged between 18 and 30 years
• Able to walk without assistance
• Good understanding to perform the proposed procedures
• Sedentary or low active

Exclusion criteria

• Body Mass Index (BMI) > 35Kg/m2
• Systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure > 90 mmHg (at rest)
• Difficulty adapting to the whole body vibration
• Smoking
• Neuromuscular or degenerative disorders
• Neurological diseases
• Cardiopulmonary comorbidities
• Cardiac arrhythmias
• Osteoarticular disorders
• Use of hormone replacement therapy
• Use medications or supplements known to affect cardiovascular parameters
• Labyrinthitis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

Young Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Healthy young of both sexes between the ages of 18 and 30 years will perform a whole body vibration session

Treatment:

Other: Whole Body Vibration

Elderly Group

Experimental group

Description:

Healthy elderly of both sexes between the ages of 60 and 80 years will perform a whole body vibration session

Treatment:

Other: Whole Body Vibration