@article{ref1,
title="Vibration training reducing falls in community-living older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial",
journal="Aging clinical and experimental research",
year="2023",
author="Yang, Feng and Su, Xiaogang and Sanchez, Maria Cristal and Hackney, Madeleine Eve and Butler, Andrew John",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Although vibration training has been applied in older adults, it remains unclear if it can reduce falls. AIMS: This pilot randomized-controlled trial aimed to test the effects of an 8-week vibration training program on reducing falls among community-dwelling adults. <br><br>METHODS: Forty-eight older adults were randomized to two groups: training and control. The training group received three weekly training sessions over eight weeks while the control group maintained their normal lifestyle over the 8-week period. Immediately before (or baseline), following (post-training), and three months after (retest) the 8-week training course, a group of fall risk factors were assessed for all participants. Each participant was also exposed to an unexpected gait-slip on a treadmill during post-training and retest sessions. Their daily-living fall incidence was collected for 12 months after the baseline test. The slip fall was the primary outcome, prospective all-cause falls were the secondary outcome, and fall risk factors acted as the tertiary ones. <br><br>RESULTS: The vibration training program significantly reduced the risk of slip-falls and improved all fall risk factors immediately after the training course. The training effect may be carried over for three months. The 8-week training program could also lower the number of falls between the baseline test and retest and reduce the recurrent faller rate across the 12 months after the baseline test. <br><br>DISCUSSION: This study indicates that vibration training might have some effects on fall-related measures in older adults. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: An 8-week vibration training program could be effective to reduce falls in older adults. GOV REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02694666.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1594-0667",
doi="10.1007/s40520-023-02362-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-023-02362-6"
}