An interventional study of Whole body vibration exercise and Conventional exercise in Dementia, sponsored by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Status unknown at 1 site in Hong Kong. Open to participants aged 65 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-11-27.
Sponsored by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The whole body vibration exercise group will have significantly more improvement in mobility, muscle strength, balance, balance confidence, and cognitive function with a lower fall rate than the control group.
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The experimental group will receive 2 sessions of whole body vibration exercise training and conventional exercise per week for a period of 9 weeks. The total duration of vibration exposure per session will range from 4 to 6 minutes. The vibration frequency and amplitude used will be 30 Hz and 1 mm, respectively.
Device: Whole body vibration exercise · Behavioral: Conventional exercise
This group will receive 2 sessions of conventional exercise training per week for a period of 9 weeks.
Behavioral: Conventional exercise
The whole body vibration will be delivered by a platform that can generate vibration signals (Powerplate). The total duration of vibration exposure per session will range from 4 to 6 minutes. The vibration bouts (30-45 seconds per bout) will be interspersed with a 1 to 2 minutes of rest period. While standing on the vibration platform, subjects will be instructed to repeat two exercises: (1) static semi-squats, and (2) dynamic semi-squats.
The conventional exercise training will involve a combination of upper limb and lower limb stretching and strengthening exercises, balance training, and gait re-education.
Timed-up-and-go test
A measure of functional mobility
Time frame: week 0
Timed-up-and-go test
Time frame: week 9
Timed-up-and-go test
Time frame: week 21
Berg balance scale
Time frame: week 0
Berg balance scale
Time frame: week 9
Berg balance scale
Time frame: week 21
Activities-specific balance confidence scale
Time frame: week 0
Activities-specific balance confidence scale
Time frame: week 9
Activities-specific balance confidence scale
Time frame: week 21
five times sit-to-stand test
Time frame: week 0
five times sit-to-stand test
Time frame: week 9
five times sit-to-stand test
Time frame: week 21
Mini-Mental State Examination
Time frame: week 0
Mini-Mental State Examination
Time frame: week 9
Mini-Mental State Examination
Time frame: week 21
Quality of Life in Alzheimer's disease
Time frame: week 0
Quality of Life in Alzheimer's disease
Time frame: week 9
Quality of Life in Alzheimer's disease
Time frame: week 21
incidence of falls
Incidence of falls will be recorded by using fall diaries.
Time frame: daily starting from week 0 to week 33
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