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Effects of eight months of whole body vibration training on hip bone mass in older women
Santin-Medeiros F, Santos-Lozano A, Rey-Lopez JP, Garatachea N
Nutricion Hospitalaria 2015 Jul-Aug;31(4):1654-1659
clinical trial
5/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

OBJECTIVE: the aim of this study was to examine the effect of 8 months of whole-body vibration training on bone mass in octogenarian women. METHOD: Thirty-seven women (aged 82.4 (SD 5.7) years) voluntarily participated in this study. The vibration group (n = 19) trained on a vibration platform twice a week (20 Hz and 2 mm) whereas controls (n = 18) did not participate in any training program. Bone mass was measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry at the hip region. General linear repeated measures ANOVA (group by time) was used to examine the effect of whole body vibration on bone mass changes. RESULTS: After the intervention, in all the hip regions (total hip, femoral neck, trochanter, intertrochanter, Ward's area), no statistically significant changes in bone mass were found. CONCLUSION: eight months of whole body vibration training (twice a week) in elderly women do not produce osteogenic effects.

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