UMIN ID: UMIN000000555
Registered date:25/12/2006
The effects of whole body vibration for the prevention of falls in elderly
Basic Information
| Recruitment status | Complete: follow-up complete |
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| Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied | Fall |
| Date of first enrollment | 2007/01/01 |
| Target sample size | 200 |
| Countries of recruitment | Japan |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Intervention(s) | We let participants stand on a whole vibration stimulation device once for three minutes and train twice every week for one year. Only observation |
Outcome(s)
| Primary Outcome | Rate of falls |
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| Secondary Outcome | Body sway, level of cognitive disorder (MMSE) |
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
| Age minimum | 65years-old |
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| Age maximum | Not applicable |
| Gender | Male and Female |
| Include criteria | |
| Exclude criteria | bedridden |
Related Information
| Primary Sponsor | Rheumatosurgery, Osaka City University Medical School |
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| Secondary Sponsor | |
| Source(s) of Monetary Support | Rheumatosurgery, Osaka City University Medical School |
| Secondary ID(s) |
Contact
| public contact | |
| Name | Tatsuya Koike |
| Address | Abenoku Asahimachi 1-4-3, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan Japan |
| Telephone | 06-6645-3851 |
| tatsuya@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp | |
| Affiliation | Osaka City University Medical School Rheumatosurgery |
| scientific contact | |
| Name | Tatsuya Koike |
| Address | Abenoku Asahimachi 1-4-3, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan Japan |
| Telephone | 06-6645-3984 |
| Affiliation | Osaka City University Medical School Rheumatosurgery |