Trial reportBMC geriatrics2013
Effects of 3 months of short sessions of controlled whole body vibrations on the risk of falls among nursing home residents.
Trial report in BMC geriatrics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01759680 (Effects of 3 Months of Controlled Whole Body Vibrations With Low Exposure Period on the Risk of Falls Among Nursing Home Residents), which is not on this map. Cited by 13 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of 3 Months of Controlled Whole Body Vibrations With Low Exposure Period on the Risk of Falls Among Nursing Home Residents
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Whole-Body Vibration to Improve Physical Function Parameters in Nursing Home Residents Older Than 80 Years: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.Physical therapy · 2024Pooled it
- Exercise for falls prevention in aged care: systematic review and trial endpoint meta-analyses.Age and ageing · 2023Pooled it
- Physical and Motor Fitness Tests for Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Multi-mechanical waves against Alzheimer's disease pathology: a systematic review.Translational neurodegeneration · 2021Pooled it
- Long-Term Effects of Whole-Body Vibration on Human Gait: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions for preventing falls in older people in care facilities and hospitals.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Effect of whole-body vibration exercise in preventing falls and fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2017Pooled it
- Effect of Whole-Body Vibration Training on Selected Intrinsic Risk Factors in Women Aged 60+ at Fall Risk: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Effects of Virtual Reality Training and Whole-Body Vibration Training on Fall-Related Functional Outcomes in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Re-thinking reablement strategies for older adults in residential aged care: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- The preliminary effect of whole-body vibration intervention on improving the skeletal muscle mass index, physical fitness, and quality of life among older people with sarcopenia.BMC geriatrics · 2018Article
- Identifying Feasible Physical Activity Programs for Long-Term Care Homes in the Ontario Context.Canadian geriatrics journal : CGJ · 2015Article
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundFatigue, lack of motivation and low compliance can be observed in nursing home residents during the practice of physical activity. Because exercises should not be too vigorous, whole body vibration could potentially be an effective alternative. The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to assess the impact of 3-month training by whole body vibration on the risk of falls among nursing home residents.
methodsPatients were randomized into two groups: the whole body vibration group which received 3 training sessions every week composed of 5 series of only 15 seconds of vibrations at 30 Hz frequency and a control group with normal daily life for the whole study period. The impact of this training on the risk of falls was assessed blindly by three tests: the Tinetti Test, the Timed Up and Go test and a quantitative evaluation of a 10-second walk performed with a tri-axial accelerometer.
results62 subjects (47 women and 15 men; mean age 83.2 ± 7.99 years) were recruited for the study. No significant change in the studied parameters was observed between the treated (n=31) and the control group (n=31) after 3 months of training by controlled whole-body-vibrations. Actually, the Tinetti test increased of + 0.93 ± 3.14 points in the treated group against + 0.88 ± 2.33 points in the control group (p = 0.89 when adjusted). The Timed Up and Go test showed a median evolution of - 1.14 (- 4.75-3.73) seconds in the treated group against + 0.41 (- 3.57- 2.41) seconds in the control group (p = 0.06). For the quantitative evaluation of the walk, no significant change was observed between the treated and the control group in single task as well as in dual task conditions.
conclusionsThe whole body vibration training performed with the exposition settings such as those used in this research was feasible but seems to have no impact on the risk of falls among nursing home residents. Further investigations, in which, for example, the exposure parameters would be changed, seem necessary.
trial registrationTRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT01759680.
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