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TerminatedNCT00292916

Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Bone and Fall Related Parameters

Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Bone and Fall Related Parameters - the Erlangen Longitudinal Vibration Study (ELVIS)

Status
Terminated
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
150 (planned)
Sponsor
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School · Academic / Other
Sex
Female
Age
65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

Summary

The effect of whole body vibration (WBV) on bone strength and fall frequency in older adults is still vague. Although there is some evidence that WBV may impact Bone Mineral Density in very frail elderly, there is a lack of data concerning the effect of WBV in community-living elderly woman. We hypothesize that WBV significantly affects bone parameters as assessed by DXA, QCT, US and bone markers with parallel positive changes of fall related risk factors (power, strength, balance, and reaction time). We further hypothesize that the effects of WBV were superior to conventional resistance exercise.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALwhole body vibration
BEHAVIORALresistance exercise
BEHAVIORAL"wellness"

Timeline

Start date
2006-01-01
Completion
2007-07-01
First posted
2006-02-16
Last updated
2015-05-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00292916. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.