SR-WBV Training for Frail Elderly in the Skilling up Stage

Bern University of Applied Sciences

Status: Completed

Conditions: Poor Performance Status; Muscle Weakness

Treatments: Device: SR-WBV

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01704976

MSc-study (Biel)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled study aims to examine long term effects in the skilling up phase over 4 weeks on physical functional performance and strength of mechanical SR-WBV and dance therapy intervention in a frail elderly population.

Full description

This study is based on the guideline of falls management exercise programs (FaME; from Skelton and Dinan).

The goals:

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

Training Gain: improvement of functional abilities. Maintaining the Gains: muscle growth, improvement of bone density and multi-sensory exercises.

First, a pilot study was conducted with untrained elderly ("Effects of stochastic resonance therapy on postural control in the elderly population" (KEK Bern: No.228/09, Clinical Trial Registry: NCT01045746). Following, a second pilot study was conducted with frail elderly (Application of Whole-body Vibration With Stochastic Resonance in Frail Elderly: The Effects on Postural Control Clinical Trial Registry:NCT01543243).

It was found that the selected chosen form of recruitment (presentation and advertisement) and the measurements methods are suitable for untrained elderly. But for frail elderly the chosen form of recruitment and the measurement methods are not sufficient.

For this study, measurement parameters for functional performance and strength will be used.

Goals of the study in the skilling up phase:

1. Feasibility
2. Study the effect on physical functional performance
3. Study the effects on muscle strength.

The participants will be recruited in Canton Bern - Swizerland and will be randomly allocated to an intervention group or sham group.

Enrollment: 27 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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27 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

T0 - intervention over 4 weeks with stochastic resonance whole-body vibration (SR-WBV) (5 Hz, noise 4) - T1

Treatment:

Device: SR-WBV

Device: SR-WBV

Sham group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

T0 - intervention over 4 weeks with stochastic resonance whole-body vibration (SR-WBV) (1 Hz, noise 1) - T1

Treatment:

Device: SR-WBV

Device: SR-WBV