NCT04183647

Investigation of Acute Effects of Local Vibration and Whole-Body Vibration Applications

Investigation of Acute Effects of Local Vibration and Whole-Body Vibration Applications on Postural Control in Adult Patients With Ataxia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hacettepe University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study was designed as a single-blind, randomized and cross-over study to investigate and compare the acute effects of local vibration (LV) and whole-body vibration (WBV) applications on postural control in adult patients with ataxia. The study will be included in patients aged 18-50 years, including ataxia diagnosed by the neurologist and able to walk independently. Patients with pregnancy status, epilepsy, spasticity, implant / endoprosthesis / pacemaker, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, history of fracture in the last 6 months and other neurological diseases other than ataxia will not be included in the study. Between the applications, a washout period of one week will be given to each patient to apply both local and whole body vibrations. The order of application will be decided by the coin toss randomization method. Descriptive evaluations of the patients will be done with Mini-BESTest and Trunk Impairment Scale. Stability limits and postural sways (Bertec Balance Check ScreenerTM), gait time - distance characteristics (GAITRite), functional mobility skills (Timed Up and Go Test), and static balances (One Leg Stance Test) before, 1 minute after the application and 60 minutes after the application.

Conditions

• Ataxia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	whole body vibration / local vibration	Both the whole-body vibration application and the local vibration application will be applied to the patients in our cross-over study. Between the two applications will be given a washout period of one week. Patients will be evaluated both local and whole body vibration applications, 1 minute and 60 minutes after the end of the applications. After the evaluation, the patient will be rested in the sitting position until the evaluation at the 60th minute.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-15
• Primary completion: 2019-05-01
• Completion: 2019-07-01
• First posted: 2019-12-03
• Last updated: 2020-01-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)