Semi-Recumbent Vibration Therapy in Older Adults

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

32

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2015

Primary Completion Date

February 15, 2017

Study Completion Date

February 15, 2017

Conditions
SarcopeniaAging
Interventions
DEVICE

VibeTech One

"Vibration Training The VibeTech One Rehab Chair allows vibration exercise while seated. A force is applied on a footplate that simulates the weight of standing or partial bodyweight. The participants will train for 10 minutes 3 days per week. In the loading + vibration group (intervention group) vibratory acceleration will be 30Hz and the applied load will be 50% of body weight up to a device maximum applied load of 100 lbs. Vibration intensity will initially be set to 0.2 g and will increase by 0.2 g every other week, as tolerated by the subject, and max out at 1.0 g."

Trial Locations (1)

53202

Jewish Home and Care Center, Milwaukee

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Wisconsin, Madison

OTHER

NCT02533063 - Semi-Recumbent Vibration Therapy in Older Adults | Biotech Hunter | Biotech Hunter