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ArticleJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2022

The immediate effect of a single whole-body vibration session on balance, skin sensation, and pain in patients with type 2 diabetic neuropathy.

Elnaz Sohrabzadeh, Khosro Khademi Kalantari, Sedigheh Sadat Naimi, Aliyeh Daryabor, Narges Jahantigh Akbari

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Article in Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06878651 (Investigation of the Immediate Effects of Whole Body Vibration Training on Balance, Dual Task and Gait in Individuals with Diabetic Neuropathy), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
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NCT06878651 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Investigation of the Immediate Effects of Whole Body Vibration Training on Balance, Dual Task and Gait in Individuals with Diabetic Neuropathy

TypeinterventionalSponsorHacettepe UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled40ConditionsDiabetus Mellitus, Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Diabetic Neuropathic UlcerArmsThe Whole Body Vibration
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elnaz SohrabzadehPhysiotherapy Research Center, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Khosro Khademi KalantariDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sedigheh Sadat NaimiDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-7772-5737
Aliyeh DaryaborDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Narges Jahantigh AkbariStudent Research Committee, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Patients with diabetic neuropathy usually suffer from impaired balance, pain, and decreased sole-foot sensation. The present research was designed to appraise the relic of whole-body vibration (WBV) on balance, pain, and sole-foot sensation in diabetic neuropathy patients. Methods: Present study was a single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial. Thirty-four patients with type 2 diabetic neuropathy were randomly divided into intervention groups (n=17) and control (n=17). The therapeutic program in the intervention group included standing on the platform of the WBV device, and in the control group included using the device in off mode. Dynamic balance (including overall, anterior-posterior, and medial-lateral stability indices) was measured using Biodex device, functional balance with timed up and go (TUG) test, pain using the visual analog scale (VAS), and sole-foot sensation of both feet with a monofilament. The outcomes were measured in both groups before and after the interventions. Results: Sixteen people in each group were analyzed. Intra-group comparison showed a significant improvement in the mean pain (P = 0.000), functional balance (P = 0.011), right and left sole-foot sensation (P = 0.001), and overall (P = 0.000), anterior-posterior (P = 0.000) and medial-lateral (P = 0.000) stability indices for the intervention group in post-intervention compared to pre-intervention. However, changes in the control group were not statistically significant. Results of inter-group comparison indicated a significant improvement in all parameters in the intervention group, except for functional balance. Conclusion: WBV can be effective in reducing pain and improving the sole-foot sensation and dynamic balance.

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BalanceDiabetic neuropathyPainSkin sensationWhole body vibration

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PMID35673453
PMCPMC9167403
OpenAlexW3217403732

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