Trial reportClinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN2023
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Whole-Body Vibration on Gait Ability and Balance among Older Hemodialysis Patients.
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A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Whole Body Vibration on Walking Performance in Elderly Hemodialysis Patients
The Effect of Intradialytic Eye Exercise on Physical Function, Balance, and Fall Risk in Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Pilot Trial
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of different neuromuscular training modalities on balance performance in older adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of whole-body vibration exercise on physical function in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nephrology · 2024Pooled it
- Sensor game rehabilitation for children with severe motor and intellectual disabilities-medical care dependent group: feasibility case series study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Article
- Effects of acupuncture combined with strength training and whole-body vibration training on patients with chronic ankle instability: a randomised controlled trial.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Whole-body vibration elicits 40 Hz cortical gamma oscillations and ameliorates age-related cognitive impairment through hippocampal astrocyte synapses in male rats.Biogerontology · 2024Article
- Association between upper limb movements during drumming and cognition in older adults with cognitive impairment and dementia at a nursing home: a pilot study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- Improving Physical Functioning for People on Long-Term Dialysis: What Does the Evidence Show?Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2023Article
- Gait and Balance in People Undergoing Long-Term Hemodialysis.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2023Article
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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundGait abnormality is a serious problem among hemodialysis patients. Whole-body vibration is a simple exercise that induces sustained muscular contractions through mechanical vibrations. This training improved gait ability in older adults. We aimed to investigate the effect of whole-body vibration on balance and gait ability in older hemodialysis patients.
methodsWe conducted a 12-week, open-label, multicenter, randomized controlled trial of 98 hemodialysis patients, who were aged ≥65 years, from three dialysis centers in Japan. Those who had difficulty walking alone or dementia were excluded. Patients were randomly allocated to the whole-body vibration group or control group. The training was performed for 3 minutes thrice a week on dialysis days. The primary outcome was the Timed Up and Go test. The secondary outcomes were the single-leg stand test and 30-second chair stand test.
resultsThe mean (SD) age of the participants was 76 (7) years. The mean (SD) Timed Up and Go test was 12.0 (6.6) and 11.8 (7.0) seconds in the whole-body vibration and control groups, respectively. During the 12-week study period, 6 (12%) of 49 patients in the whole-body vibration group and 3 (6%) of 49 patients in the control group dropped out. In the whole-body vibration group, 42 (86% of the randomly allocated patients) completed the training according to the protocol. The mean (SD) changes in the Timed Up and Go test were -1.1 (4.0) and -1.4 (4.4) seconds in the whole-body vibration and control groups, respectively (change, 0.3 seconds in the whole-body vibration group; 95% confidence interval, -1.4 to 2.0; P=0.71). The changes in the single-leg stand test and 30-second chair stand test did not differ significantly between groups. There were no musculoskeletal adverse events directly related to this training.
conclusionsWhole-body vibration did not improve balance and gait ability. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY NAME AND REGISTRATION NUMBER: Effect of Whole Body Vibration on Walking Performance in Elderly Hemodialysis Patients NCT04774731.
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