The effect of whole body vibration therapy on older people
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN19205068 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN19205068 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | 5370 |
- Submission date
- 12/05/2010
- Registration date
- 12/05/2010
- Last edited
- 17/09/2012
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Mr Ross Pollock
Scientific
Scientific
King's College London
Division of Applied Biomedical Research
London
WC2R 2LS
United Kingdom
Study information
| Study design | Single centre randomised interventional trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | GP practice |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | The effect of whole body vibration therapy on older people: a single centre randomised intervention trial |
| Study objectives | Exercise based programmes reduce the risk of falling and can improve quality of life for older people, but they are unlikely to increase bone strength. Although muscles become weaker with ageing, strengthening exercises are effective in all age groups but require a sustained effort over long periods of time. Many people, irrespective of age, do not enjoy exercise and also the type of exercise necessary to increase muscle and bone strength is difficult for the more frail to perform. Whole body vibration (WBV) has been reported to increase muscle strength and power, bone mineral density, balance and speed of movement all factors affecting the risk of both falling and sustaining a subsequent injury. The literature suggests that it is more effective for older and frail people than young highly trained ones. As relatively little effort is required for short periods the technique has real potential for improving the physical status of older people. We have therefore incorporated WBV exercise into a strength and balance exercise class run for older individuals who have had multiple falls. This randomised controlled trial is conducted over 8 weeks with measures of strength, balance, bone strength and health related quality of life being made at the start of the class, 4 weeks and at the end of the class. In addition a number of subjects will have a 6-month follow up. |
| Ethics approval(s) | St Thomas' Hospital Research Ethics Committee approved on the 9th June 2008 (ref: 08/H0802/65) |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Topic: Generic Health Relevance and Cross Cutting Themes; Subtopic: Generic Health Relevance (all Subtopics); Disease: Age and ageing |
| Intervention | Intervention group: performing WBV for 5 mins at the end of the exercise class at a frequency of 15 - 30 Hz and amplitude of 1 - 4 mm Control group: exercise class only The exercise class runs 3 x per week for 8 weeks. The WBV group perform an additional 5 minutes of WBV at the end of each class. A follow up is performed 6 months after completion of the class. Study entry: single randomisation only. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Physiological Profile Assessment, measured before and immediately upon completion of the exercise class |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Six-metre walk test, measured at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks 2. Berg Balance Scale, measured at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks 3. Blood Analysis for markers of bone turnover, measured at baseline and 8 weeks 4. Falls Efficacy Scale - International (FES-I), measured at baseline and 8 weeks 5. 12-item short form health survey (SF12) version 2, measured at baseline and 8 weeks 6. Timed Up and Go Test, measured at baseline, 4weeks and 8 weeks |
| Overall study start date | 01/09/2007 |
| Completion date | 30/05/2009 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | Planned sample size: 70 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Men and women of all ages 2. Having had one or more falls 3. Attending the strength and balance group run in the Older Person Assessment Unit at Guy's Hospital |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Artificial joints 2. Mini-mental state examination (MSSE) less than 20 |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/09/2007 |
| Date of final enrolment | 30/05/2009 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
King's College London
London
WC2R 2LS
United Kingdom
WC2R 2LS
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Kings College London (UK)
University/education
University/education
Strand
London
WC2R 2LS
England
United Kingdom
| Website | http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ |
|---|---|
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/0220mzb33 |
Funders
Funder type
Charity
Research into Ageing (UK)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/10/2012 | Yes | No |
