Vibration Training for Preventing Falls in Healthy Population and Multiple Sclerosis
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - 75 |
| Updated: | 8/2/2018 |
| Start Date: | April 2015 |
| End Date: | June 2020 |
| Contact: | Feng Yang, PhD |
| Email: | fyang@gsu.edu |
| Phone: | 4044138357 |
Effects of Controlled Whole-body Vibration Training on Preventing Falls Among Healthy Population and Ambulatory People With Multiple Sclerosis
This study is to investigate the effects of controlled whole-body vibration training on
reducing the likelihood of falls among healthy population and people with multiple sclerosis.
reducing the likelihood of falls among healthy population and people with multiple sclerosis.
For each population, the participants will be randomized into two groups.
Inclusion Criteria:
For healthy population:
- Aged between 18 and 75
- No known history of musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular, or pulmonary
impairment
For people with multiple sclerosis
- Self-reported multiple sclerosis and confirmed by the physician
- No significant relapse within the past 8 weeks
- To be able to walk independently a length of 25 feet
- Score on Patient Determined Disease Step < 7
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects use any sedative of any type.
- The heel bone density is less than -2.0
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