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ArticleParkinson's disease2014

Random Whole Body Vibration over 5 Weeks Leads to Effects Similar to Placebo: A Controlled Study in Parkinson's Disease.

Heiko Gaßner, Annette Janzen, Ansgar Schwirtz, Petra Jansen

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Article in Parkinson's disease, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05106816 (The Effects of Vibrotactile Stimulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05106816 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

The Effects of Vibrotactile Stimulation (Not Impossible Vibrohealth) on Motor Control and Symptoms in Patients With Movement Disorders

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of FloridaRan2021 to 2022Enrolled40ConditionsParkinson Disease, Essential Tremor, DystoniaArmsskin surface vibration, light skin surface vibration- SHAM
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Heiko GaßnerDepartment of Sport Science, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Annette JanzenDepartment of Neurology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
Ansgar SchwirtzDepartment of Sport Biomechanics, Technical University of Munich, 80992 Munich, Germany.
Petra JansenDepartment of Sport Science, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
University of Regensburg · DETechnical University of Munich · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background. Random whole body vibration (WBV) training leads to beneficial short-term effects in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the effect of WBV lasting several weeks is not clear. Objectives. The aim of this study was to assess a random WBV training over 5 weeks in PD. Methods. Twenty-one participants with PD were allocated to either an experimental or a placebo group matched by age, gender, and Hoehn&Yahr stage. The WBV training consisted of 5 series, 60 s each. In the placebo group, vibration was simulated. The primary outcome was the change of performance in Functional reach test (FRT), step-walk-turn task, biomechanical Gait Analysis, Timed up and go test (TUG), and one leg stance. Findings. In most of the parameters, there was no significant interaction of "time∗group." Both groups improved significantly in Gait parameters, TUG, and one leg stance. Only in the FRT [F(1,15) = 8.397; P < 0.05] and in the TUG [F(1,15) = 4.971; P < 0.05] the experimental group performed significantly better than the placebo group. Conclusions. Random WBV training over 5 weeks seems to be less effective than reported in previous studies performing short-term training. The slight improvements in the FRT and TUG are not clinically relevant.

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PMCPMC4211146
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