NCT02102919

Innovative Training Program for Elderly in Need of Care Individuals

Skilling-up Exercise for Elderly in Need of Care

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bern University of Applied Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled study was to examine the effects of a 8 weeks innovative training regime (stochastic resonance whole-body vibration \[SR-WBV\] and virtual virtual games \[VG\]) in the skilling up phase on physical performance and strength in elderly in need of care population.

Detailed description

Sensorimotor and strength exercise are methods to increase strength \& power in the field of geriatrics. The question that arise what exercises are best suited to and most effective for elderly in need of care individuals. Such populations are advised first to enter a "skilling up program" before more traditional forms of training exercises are implemented. Goals in the skilling up phase: improvement in neuromuscular control, postural control and strengthening of large muscle groups of the lower extremity. The aim of the study in the skilling up phase: Study the effect on physical performance Study the effects on muscle strength.. The participants will be recruited in Canton Bern - Switzerland and will be randomly allocated to an intervention group or sham group.

Conditions

• Poor Performance Status
• Muscle Weakness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	SR-WBV	Participants will undergo a training program set over eight weeks, three times a week with 3 to 6 Hz, Noise 4.
DEVICE	Virtual Games (VG)	Participants will undergo a training program set from week 5 to 8, three times a week over 20 minutes.
OTHER	SR-WBV	Participants will undergo a training program set over eight weeks three times a week with 1 Hz, Noise 1.
DEVICE	Aktiv Tramp (Swiss Frei AG, Switzerland)	Participants will undergo a training program set from the 5 to 8 week, three times a week with 1Hz.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-01-01
• Completion: 2015-02-01
• First posted: 2014-04-03
• Last updated: 2016-07-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland