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Behavioural Intervention

whole-body vibration for Parkinson's Disease

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Led By Adam K Koebel, BSc
Research Sponsored by Sun Life Financial Movement Disorders Research and Rehabilitation Centre
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up change from baseline, 12 weeks, and 2 week washout
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Study Summary

This study will evaluate whether whole-body vibration applied over a 12-week period is effective in treating motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Eligible Conditions
  • Parkinson's Disease

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~change from baseline, 12 weeks, and 2 week washout
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline, 12 weeks, and 2 week washout for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) section III
Secondary outcome measures
Gait Assessment
Timed Grooved Pegboard Task
Timed Up & Go (TUG) Test

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: whole-body vibrationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
40 Hz Whole-body vibration applied via physioaccoustic method for 12 weeks, 3 times a week
Group II: sham treatmentPlacebo Group1 Intervention
simulated whole-body vibration applied 3 times a week for 12 weeks

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Sun Life Financial Movement Disorders Research and Rehabilitation CentreLead Sponsor
9 Previous Clinical Trials
447 Total Patients Enrolled
Adam K Koebel, BScPrincipal InvestigatorWilfrid Laurier University

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
NeuroRehabilitationJournal
Short-term Effects of Vibration Therapy on Motor Impairments in Parkinson's Disease
King, Lauren K., Quincy J. Almeida, and Heidi Ahonen. 2009. “Short-term Effects of Vibration Therapy on Motor Impairments in Parkinson's Disease”. Neurorehabilitation. IOS Press. doi:10.3233/nre-2009-0528.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Whole-body Vibration as a Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
Adam Koebel 2015. "Whole-body Vibration as a Treatment for Parkinson's Disease". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02306863.
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