Innovative Training Program for Elderly in Need of Care Individuals

Bern University of Applied Sciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Poor Performance Status; Muscle Weakness

Treatments: Device: Aktiv Tramp (Swiss Frei AG, Switzerland); Other: SR-WBV; Device: Virtual Games (VG)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02102919

Main study (PhD)- part I

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this randomized controlled study was to examine the effects of a 8 weeks innovative training regime (stochastic resonance whole-body vibration [SR-WBV] and virtual virtual games [VG]) in the skilling up phase on physical performance and strength in elderly in need of care population.

Full description

Sensorimotor and strength exercise are methods to increase strength & power in the field of geriatrics. The question that arise what exercises are best suited to and most effective for elderly in need of care individuals. Such populations are advised first to enter a "skilling up program" before more traditional forms of training exercises are implemented.

Goals in the skilling up phase: improvement in neuromuscular control, postural control and strengthening of large muscle groups of the lower extremity.

The aim of the study in the skilling up phase:

Study the effect on physical performance Study the effects on muscle strength.. The participants will be recruited in Canton Bern - Switzerland and will be randomly allocated to an intervention group or sham group.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) >0
• live in canton Bern
• in terms of training load be resistant.

Exclusion criteria

• acut joint disease, acut thrombosis, acute fractures, acute infections, acute tissue damage, or acute
• surgical scars
• seniors with prosthesis.
• alcoholic
• acute joint disease, activated osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute lower limb
• acute inflammation or infection tumors
• fresh surgical wounds
• severe migraine
• epilepsy acute severe pain

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

T0 - intervention over 4 weeks with stochastic resonance whole-body vibration (SR-WBV) (start with 3 up to 6 Hz, noise 4) T1 - intervention 4 weeks (SR-WBV (start with 3 up to 6Hz, noise 4 \& virtual games) - T2

Treatment:

Device: Virtual Games (VG)

Sham Comparator

Sham Comparator group

Description:

T0 - intervention 4 weeks (SR-WBV 1 Hz, noise 1) - T1 - intervention 4 weeks (SR-WBV 1 Hz, noise 1 \& Aktiv Tramp) - T2

Treatment:

Other: SR-WBV

Other: SR-WBV

Device: Aktiv Tramp (Swiss Frei AG, Switzerland)