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Trial reportPloS one2014

Good vibrations--effects of whole body vibration on attention in healthy individuals and individuals with ADHD.

Anselm B M Fuermaier, Lara Tucha, Janneke Koerts, Marieke J G van Heuvelen, Eddy A van der Zee, Klaus W Lange, Oliver Tucha

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Trial report in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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36 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Anselm B M FuermaierDepartment of Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Lara TuchaDepartment of Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Janneke KoertsDepartment of Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Marieke J G van HeuvelenCenter for Human Movement Sciences, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Eddy A van der ZeeCenter of Behaviour and Neuroscience, Department of Molecular Neurobiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Klaus W LangeDepartment of Experimental Psychology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany.
Oliver TuchaDepartment of Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
University of Groningen · NLUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NLUniversity of Regensburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesMost of the current treatment strategies of ADHD are associated with a number of disadvantages which strengthen the need for alternative or additional approaches for the treatment of ADHD. In this respect, Whole Body Vibration (WBV) might be interesting as it was found to have beneficial effects on a variety of physiological measures. The present study explored the effects of WBV on attention of healthy individuals and adults diagnosed with ADHD.

methodsEighty-three healthy individuals and seventeen adults diagnosed with ADHD participated in the study. WBV treatment was applied passively, while participants were sitting on a chair which was mounted on a vibrating platform. A repeated measure design was employed in order to explore potential effects of WBV treatment on attention within subjects. Attention (i.e. inhibitory control) was measured with a color-word interference paradigm.

resultsA period of two minutes of WBV treatment had significant beneficial effects of small to medium size on attention of both healthy individuals and adults with ADHD. The effect of WBV treatment on attention did not differ significantly between groups.

conclusionsWBV was demonstrated to improve cognitive performance of healthy individuals as well as of individuals with ADHD. WBV treatment is relatively inexpensive and easy to apply and might therefore be of potential relevance for clinical use. The application of WBV treatment as a cognitive enhancement strategy and as a potential treatment of cognitive impairments is discussed.

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VibrationAdolescentAdultAttentionAttention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCognition DisordersFemaleHealthy VolunteersHumansMalePsychomotor PerformanceTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult

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PMID24587412
PMCPMC3938804
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