Effectiveness of Whole-Body Vibration Combined with Multicomponent Training on the Risk of Falls and Quality of Life in Elderly Women with Osteoporosis: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Abstract

Osteoporosis and the risk of falls increase the risk of fractures and events of falls. Prescriptions and programs for different forms of exercise have different impacts on the risk of falls, and exercises from multiple categories of whole-body vibration can be effective. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of whole-body vibration (WBV) protocol combined with multicomponent training (MCT) in elderly women with osteoporosis and their history of falls. Our proposal is a protocol for a randomized clinical trial, divided into two stages: First, development of a protocol for WVB combined with MCT for elderly women with osteoporosis and a history of falls, under the Guidelines of the American College of Sports Medicine, and following the recommendations of the Standard Protocol Items Recommendations for Interventional Trials (SPIRIT), and second, a randomized controlled clinical trial following the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT). This trial will have implications for the effectiveness of a vibration protocol combined with multicomponent exercise on the risk of falls and quality of life for older women with osteoporosis. We expect that adding full-body vibration to an exercise protocol will decrease the risk of falls and improve participants’ quality of life, as well as their strength, balance, and functional capacity.

Fear of falling, quality of life, and daily functional activity of elderly women with and without a history of falling: a cross-sectional study

“…A study by Braz et al . 37 in 2022 similarly demonstrated that older women who had experienced falls had a higher prevalence of osteoporosis due to reduced physical activity, ultimately negatively impacting their quality of life. In 2019, Labens et al .…”

The Medical Intuitive©

“…The effects of different frequencies of WBV have been studied in some diseases, such as: Osteoarthritis [5]; Osteoporosis [6,7]; Diabetes [8,9]; Sedentary elderly women [10]; Metabolic syndrome [11]; Patellofemoral pain [12]; Overweight and obesity [13]; Systemic lupus erythematosus [14]; Multiple sclerosis [15]; Down syndrome [16]; Parkinson's disease [17,18]. Despite the broad applicability of WBV to individual health, there are differences in WBV protocols in terms of defining amplitude, frequency, and duration to achieve rapid recovery.…”

Editorial to the Special Issue “Human Bodywork: Applications in Health, Disease, and Rehabilitation”

“…From the contributing studies in this category, we can mention Martins et al [ 3 ], Cuenca-Zaldivar et al [ 4 ]. Dos Santos et al [ 5 ], Maciejczyk et al [ 6 ], Dufournet et al [ 7 ], Shabat et al [ 8 ], An et al [ 9 ], Martínez-Jiménez et al [ 10 ], Wang et al [ 11 ], Ofran et al [ 12 ], Wang et al [ 13 ], Rostron et al [ 14 ], Silva Caiado et al [ 15 ], Arenales Arauz et al [ 16 ], Souto Braz et al [ 17 ], and Van Heuvelen et al [ 18 ] with an Reporting Guidelines for Whole-Body Vibration Studies in Humans, Animals and Cell Cultures. In the third category, the optimization of athlete performance was discussed in the papers of Brambilla et al [ 19 ], Strutzenberger et al [ 20 ], and Kiers et al [ 21 ].…”