Vibration Training for Preventing Falls in Healthy Population and Multiple Sclerosis

Georgia State University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Falls Prevention

Treatments: Other: Controlled whole-body vibration training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02694666

514810

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is to investigate the effects of controlled whole-body vibration training on reducing the likelihood of falls among healthy population and people with multiple sclerosis. (NOTE: research not covered by sponsored funding)

Full description

For each population, the participants will be randomized into two groups.

Enrollment: 58 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 75 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

For healthy population:

• Aged between 18 and 75
• No known history of musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular, or pulmonary impairment

For people with multiple sclerosis

• Self-reported multiple sclerosis and confirmed by the physician
• No significant relapse within the past 8 weeks
• To be able to walk independently a length of 25 feet
• Score on Patient Determined Disease Step < 7

Exclusion criteria

• Subjects use any sedative of any type.
• The heel bone density is less than -2.0

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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58 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Vibration training group

Experimental group

Description:

The vibration group will receive 8-week controlled whole-body vibration training as the intervention on the Galileo Med L device

Treatment:

Other: Controlled whole-body vibration training

Placebo training group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The placebo group will receive 8-week placebo training on the Galileo Med L device

Treatment:

Other: Controlled whole-body vibration training