NCT04387864

Whole Body Vibration on Muscle Strength in Patients With Postpolio Syndrome

Completed NA Last updated 15 May 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Whole-body Vibration Device in Postpolio Syndrome in 14 participants. Completed in 25 March 2016.

Timeline

1 October 2015

Primary endpoint
1 March 2016

25 March 2016

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Koç University
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	14
Start date	1 October 2015
Primary completion	1 March 2016
Estimated completion	25 March 2016
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• Whole-body Vibration Device

Conditions studied

• Postpolio Syndrome — all drugs for Postpolio Syndrome →

Sponsor

Koç University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 60, any sex, with Postpolio Syndrome. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is a neurological disease that affects polio survivors at least 15 years after the initial polio infection. PPS is characterized by new neurological deficiencies after a period of neurological stability, especially at least 1 decade after the initial infection. PPS may manifest as new, persistent, and progressive muscle weakness, atrophy, limb fatigability, myalgia, arthralgia, and dysphagia, but also as generalized fatigue, which typically has a considerable impact on the patients' quality of life. Whole body vibration (WBV) has become a popular form of exercise therapy especially among elderly individuals, in past decades. This training method is performed by standing on a vibrating platform which is supposed to activate muscle contractions. WBV has been studied in neurologic populations with stroke, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, incomplete spinal cord injury, and multiple sclerosis.Our aim was to investigate the effectiveness of whole-body vibration (WBV) exercises performed with home exercise program and patient education in patients with postpolio syndrome (PPS) on muscle strength, fatigue, quality of life and laboratory parameters by comparing them with home exercise program and patient education alone.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. The effect of adding whole-body vibration exercises to home exercise program on muscle strength in patients with post-polio syndrome.
   Topaloğlu M, Ketenci A, Baslo B, Şahinkaya T. · · 2022 · cited 1× · PMID 35949965 · DOI 10.5606/tftrd.2022.7063