Acute Effects of Vibration on Shoulder Flexibility - Experimental Controlled Trial

Sponsor

Manisha Parai (Other)

Overall Status

Unknown status

CT.gov ID

NCT02649452

Collaborator

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (Other)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Whole body vibration (WBV) can help to improve muscle flexibility by stimulating the neuromuscular functions. But there is a dearth in the literature to prove its effectiveness in improving the flexibility of the upper limb muscles. Therefore the purpose of the study is to determine the effects of vibration on improving upper limb flexibility. This experimental research will be conducted by recruiting participants at the age of 19 to 27 with no histories of injuries on the upper limb. They will be randomly assigned into two groups; experimental (with vibration) and control (no vibration) group. The WBV machine will be used to provide vibration to the upper extremities by placing both palms on the vibration platform. The outcome measure of active chest flexibility and shoulder reach flexibility will be performed pre and post vibration.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Healthy	Other: vibration	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

40 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Prevention

Study Start Date :

Nov 1, 2015

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Feb 1, 2016

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: vibration Flexibility test of Active Chest Flexibility and Shoulder Reach Flexibility tests will be performed before and after the experiment to determine their improvement in the flexibility of the pectoral muscles. After measuring the flexibility, two stretching exercises of one-arm doorway stretch and office chest stretch will be performed. it will be done twice, 30 second each with 10 second rest in between. After exercise, this group had to undergo vibration exercise by using whole body vibration machine.	Other: vibration vibration will be given using whole body vibration machine. The subject will place both palms on top of the vibration platform with their knee supported on the ground. They need to apply as much pressure on the vibration platform by using their body weight. The whole body vibration machine will be set at the frequency of 30 Hz and the amplitude of 5 mm. They need to hold that position for 1 minute for 3 sets with 1 minute rest in between. The researcher will immediately stop this if the subjects feel dizziness and discomfort
Active Comparator: Exercises Flexibility test of Active Chest Flexibility and Shoulder Reach Flexibility tests will be performed before and after the experiment to determine their improvement in the flexibility of the pectoral muscles. After measuring the flexibility, two stretching exercises of one-arm doorway stretch and office chest stretch will be performed. it will be done twice, 30 second each with 10 second rest in between	Other: vibration vibration will be given using whole body vibration machine. The subject will place both palms on top of the vibration platform with their knee supported on the ground. They need to apply as much pressure on the vibration platform by using their body weight. The whole body vibration machine will be set at the frequency of 30 Hz and the amplitude of 5 mm. They need to hold that position for 1 minute for 3 sets with 1 minute rest in between. The researcher will immediately stop this if the subjects feel dizziness and discomfort

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: vibration

Flexibility test of Active Chest Flexibility and Shoulder Reach Flexibility tests will be performed before and after the experiment to determine their improvement in the flexibility of the pectoral muscles. After measuring the flexibility, two stretching exercises of one-arm doorway stretch and office chest stretch will be performed. it will be done twice, 30 second each with 10 second rest in between. After exercise, this group had to undergo vibration exercise by using whole body vibration machine.

Other: vibration

vibration will be given using whole body vibration machine. The subject will place both palms on top of the vibration platform with their knee supported on the ground. They need to apply as much pressure on the vibration platform by using their body weight. The whole body vibration machine will be set at the frequency of 30 Hz and the amplitude of 5 mm. They need to hold that position for 1 minute for 3 sets with 1 minute rest in between. The researcher will immediately stop this if the subjects feel dizziness and discomfort

Active Comparator: Exercises

Other: vibration

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Active Chest Flexibility test [one minute]
Shoulder Reach Flexibility test [one minute]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

19 Years to 27 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

ages of 19 to 28
no athletic background

Exclusion Criteria:

shoulder pain and injury within 12 months, recent back pain and neck pain, recent fever and high blood pressure.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman	Kajang	Selangor	Malaysia	43000

Sponsors and Collaborators

Manisha Parai
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Manisha Parai, Lecturer, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT02649452

Other Study ID Numbers:

U/SERC/84/2015

First Posted:

Jan 7, 2016

Last Update Posted:

Feb 9, 2016

Last Verified:

Feb 1, 2016

Keywords provided by Manisha Parai, Lecturer, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Whole body Vibration

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 9, 2016