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Trial reportAging clinical and experimental research2023

Vibration training reducing falls in community-living older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Feng Yang, Xiaogang Su, Maria Cristal Sanchez, Madeleine Eve Hackney, Andrew John Butler

Registry-linked trialOpen access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Aging clinical and experimental research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02694666 (Effects of Controlled Whole-body Vibration Training on Preventing Falls Among Healthy Population and Ambulatory People With Multiple Sclerosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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NCT02694666 naterminatednot on this map

Effects of Controlled Whole-body Vibration Training on Preventing Falls Among Healthy Population and Ambulatory People With Multiple Sclerosis

TypeinterventionalSponsorGeorgia State UniversityRan2016 to 2023Enrolled58ConditionsFalls PreventionArmsControlled whole-body vibration training
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Aging, longevity, and healthy aging: the public health approach.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Feng YangDepartment of Kinesiology and Health, Georgia State University, 125 Decatur St, Suite-137, Atlanta, GA, 30303, USA. fyang@gsu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7744-7626
Xiaogang SuDepartment of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, 79968, USA.
Maria Cristal SanchezKinesiology Department, El Paso Community College, El Paso, TX, 79925, USA.
Madeleine Eve HackneyDepartment of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 30329, USA.
Andrew John ButlerDepartment of Physical Therapy, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 35294, USA.
El Paso Community College · USEmory University · USGeorgia State University · USThe University of Texas at El Paso · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · US

Funding

Retirement Research Foundation 2014-070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough vibration training has been applied in older adults, it remains unclear if it can reduce falls.

aimsThis pilot randomized-controlled trial aimed to test the effects of an 8-week vibration training program on reducing falls among community-dwelling adults.

methodsForty-eight older adults were randomized to two groups: training and control. The training group received three weekly training sessions over eight weeks while the control group maintained their normal lifestyle over the 8-week period. Immediately before (or baseline), following (post-training), and three months after (retest) the 8-week training course, a group of fall risk factors were assessed for all participants. Each participant was also exposed to an unexpected gait-slip on a treadmill during post-training and retest sessions. Their daily-living fall incidence was collected for 12 months after the baseline test. The slip fall was the primary outcome, prospective all-cause falls were the secondary outcome, and fall risk factors acted as the tertiary ones.

resultsThe vibration training program significantly reduced the risk of slip-falls and improved all fall risk factors immediately after the training course. The training effect may be carried over for three months. The 8-week training program could also lower the number of falls between the baseline test and retest and reduce the recurrent faller rate across the 12 months after the baseline test. DISCUSSION: This study indicates that vibration training might have some effects on fall-related measures in older adults.

conclusionsAn 8-week vibration training program could be effective to reduce falls in older adults. CLINICALTRIALS: GOV REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02694666.

Indexed as

Accidental FallsVibrationAgedExercise TherapyHumansPhysical Therapy ModalitiesPilot ProjectsPostural BalanceProspective StudiesBalanceCognitionPowerSensationSlip fallsStrength

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PMID36781617
PMCPMC9924854
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