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Vibration Therapy Effects on Muscle Firing Patterns

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Logan College of Chiropractic
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00510328
First received: July 31, 2007
Last updated: August 1, 2007
Last verified: July 2007
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of whole body vibration therapy on muscle firing patterns as measured by EMG analysis.


Condition Intervention Phase
Healthy
 Device: Whole Body Vibration
 Phase 1
Phase 2

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
Official Title: Vibration Therapy Effects on Muscle Firing Patterns

Further study details as provided by Logan College of Chiropractic:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Electromyographic analysis of the gastrocnemius muscle

Estimated Enrollment: 60
Study Start Date: October 2006
Study Completion Date: December 2006
Detailed Description:

Proprioception is the specialized sensory modality that informs the body as to movement, position, and spatial orientation through mechanisms that track sensations accompanying joint movement and position. Mechanoreceptors in joints, along with vestibular, visual, muscle spindle, Golgi tendon organ, ligament and tendon sensory receptors, comprise the propriosensory system, which conveys information to the motor system to maintain equilibrium on a reflexive, automatic basis. Alterations in somatosensory input from mechanoreceptors have been identified as causing aberrant muscle firing patterns.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   20 Years to 60 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Logan student, staff, or faculty with no history of ankle injury
  • Ages 18 - 60 years old
  • Logan student, staff, or faculty with no history of ankle surgery
  • No visual or vestibular condition that would affect balance

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Systemic illnesses that have an adverse effect on balance
  • Local infection, injury, or other malignancy affecting the lower extremity
  • Any unstable joints of the lower extremity
  • Any spinal manipulation within 48 hours
  • Prescription or herbal muscle stimulants, relaxants, etc. that could affect balance
  • Pregnancy
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00510328

Locations
United States, Missouri
Logan University, College of Chiropractic
Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63017
Sponsors and Collaborators
Logan College of Chiropractic
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Dennis E. Enix, DC Logan College of Chiropractic
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00510328     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: RD0607060023
Study First Received: July 31, 2007
Last Updated: August 1, 2007
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by Logan College of Chiropractic:
whole body vibration
muscle physiology

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013