Vibration Training and Muscle Strength Development

NCT01139606 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 0034-10-HYMC
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Introduction: Vibration has been used to enhance muscle strength development during resistance training. Aim: To assess the effect of adding vibration to a regular resistance training program, using free weights, on muscle strength and everyday functioning of upper limbs in untrained adults Methods: 60 healthy untrained adults, 30-65 yrs, will divide into two groups: experiment and control. Training program will include 24 sessions, over a course of 8 weeks. The experiment group will use a 1 kg vibrating weights and the control group will use a standard 1 kg free weights. Every session will include 10-15 min of 3-5 standard resistant exercises for upper limbs. Each subject will perform an Isokinetic evaluation of muscular performance, for upper limbs, in 3 occasions: before starting the program, immediately after completing the 8-weeks training program and 4 weeks afterwards, to check the chronic effect of each training regime. Each subject will complete a DASH (Disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand) questionnaire at 4 occasions- as mentioned above and one more time, when completing the first 4 weeks of the training program, to reject any development of negative effects of the training program, such as pain or inflammation of the joints .

Conditions

Muscle Strength; Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The effect of vibration on muscle strength development and everyday functioning during a standard resistance training for upper limbs in untrained adults.

  8 weeks of resistance training program

Study Arms (1)

Vibration trainig

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Vibration resistance training

Interventions

Vibration resistance training OTHER

adding vibration to a standard resistance training with free-weights and checking the effect on muscle strength development and everyday functioning of upper limbs in untrained adults.

Vibration trainig

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• healthy adults, ages 30-65
• not participating in resistance training for upper limbs regularly

You may not qualify if:

• unbalanced hypertension
• cardiovascular disfunction or disease
• pain and or/ inflammation of the neck, shoulders and arms
• pregnant women

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Wingate Institute: lead

Study Sites (1)

Wingate Institute

Netanya, 42902, Israel

Location

Study Officials

• Eyal Shargal, PhD

  Wingate Institute, Israel

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2010
• First Posted: June 8, 2010
• Study Start: June 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2010
• Study Completion: November 1, 2010
• Last Updated: December 9, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-12

Locations

IL (1)