Whole-Body Vibration for Functional Constipation

Changhua Christian Medical Foundation

Status: Completed

Conditions: Constipation

Treatments: Procedure: whole body vibration

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01609608

091004

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. Aim: The aim of this trial was to determine whether whole-body vibration (WBV) induced via a non-invasive oscillation platform could improve symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with chronic functional constipation.
2. Methods: A single-blinded, randomized, control trial was performed in a single Hospital in Taiwan. Patients diagnosed with chronic functional constipation, as per the Rome III diagnostic criteria were included and randomized to either the WBV treatment or no treatment (control) group. The treatment group received six 15-minute sessions of WBV therapy over a two-week period. Patients received vibrations of 2 mm in amplitude at a frequency of 12 Hz. The primary outcome was assessed by the constipation severity instrument (CSI). The secondary outcome was improvements in HRQOL.

Enrollment: 26 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• met the Rome III criteria of constipation

Exclusion criteria

• pregnant
• cardiovascular disease
• cerebrovascular disease
• recently undergone major surgery
• hypothyroidism
• depressive disorder.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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26 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

vibration

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: whole body vibration

placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: whole body vibration