Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Bone and Fall Related Parameters
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00292916 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
First Posted : February 16, 2006
Last Update Posted : May 28, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Atrophy | Behavioral: whole body vibration Behavioral: resistance exercise Behavioral: "wellness" | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Enrollment : | 150 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Bone and Fall Related Parameters - the Erlangen Longitudinal Vibration Study (ELVIS) |
Study Start Date : | January 2006 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2007 |
- BMD after 6, 12 and 18 months
- strength
- power
- balance
- bone markers

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 65 Years and older (Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- community living elderly females >/=65 years
- live expectation > 2 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- secondary osteoporosis
- CVD-events including stroke
- participation in other studies
- medication and illness affecting bone metabolism within the last 2 years
- medication with impact on falls
- low physical performance (<50 Watt during ergometry)
- excessive alcohol-intake

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Germany | |
Institute of Medical Physics | |
Erlangen, Germany, 91052 |
Study Chair: | Willi A Kalender, PhD | University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Wolfgang Kemmler, Principal Investigator, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00292916 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
D-ER-OFZ-200501-Vib |
First Posted: | February 16, 2006 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | May 28, 2015 |
Last Verified: | May 2015 |
whole body vibration exercise elderly woman |
Bone Mineral Density falls higher age |
Atrophy Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |