Short-Term Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Upper Extremity Function in Subjects With Poststroke Hemiplegia

Peking University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Rehabilitation; Stroke; Vibration; Recovery of Function; Upper Extremity; Electromyography; Hemiplegia; Physical Therapy Modalities

Treatments: Other: conventional upper limb training; Device: whole-body vibration training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03963258

IRB00006761-M2018112

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate the effect of whole body vibration on upper limb motor function in hemiplegic patients with subacute stroke

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• After unilateral stroke 1 to 6 months
• An ischemic or hemorrhagic poststroke hemiplegia
• No cognitive impairment
• Able to reach Brunnstrom stage II or above in the proximal and distal parts of the arms
• No excessive pain in the more affected upper extremity
• All subjects agreed to participate in the study after receiving explanations regarding the purpose and procedures of the experiment, and they signed an informed consent statement before participation

Exclusion criteria

• Unsteadiness
• Accompanied by important organs (such as heart, liver, lung, kidney) dysfunction or malignant tumors
• Contraindications to general vibration training exist
• Combined with other diseases causing upper limb dysfunction

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Over a 3-week period, the subjects in the control group received 1 hour daily of conventional upper limb training 5 times a week,including compensatory techniques for activities of daily living, UE strength, therapist-guided techniques for facilitating normal UE movement patterns,and range of motion and traditional positioning

Treatment:

Other: conventional upper limb training

whole-body vibration group

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects in the whole-body vibration group received half an hour of daily conventional upper limb training, followed by whole-body vibration training for an additional half hour per day,5 days per week during a 3-week period

Treatment:

Device: whole-body vibration training