Clinical Study
Random Whole Body Vibration over 5 Weeks Leads to Effects Similar to Placebo: A Controlled Study in Parkinson’s Disease
Table 1
Anthropometric and clinical data of participants.
| | Group | Sex | Age (a) | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Body mass index (kg/m2) | Arm length (m) | Leg length (m) | Foot length (m) | Disease duration (a) | Hoehn and Yahr (stage) | L-Dopa equivalent dose (mg/day) |
| 1 | Experimental | m | 74 | 1.83 | 80.0 | 23.9 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 0.30 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | Experimental | m | 76 | 1.75 | 86.9 | 28.4 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.27 | 5 | 2.5 | 600 | 3 | Experimental | f | 75 | 1.62 | 66.3 | 25.3 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.26 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 | Experimental | m | 70 | 1.69 | 73.8 | 25.8 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.25 | 10 | 3.0 | 400 | 5 | Experimental | m | 66 | 1.75 | 100.1 | 32.7 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.28 | 15 | 2.5 | 700 | 6 | Experimental | f | 68 | 1.56 | 48.1 | 19.8 | 0.75 | 0.85 | 0.27 | 10 | 3.0 | 700 | 7 | Experimental | m | 76 | 1.71 | 87.7 | 30.0 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.27 | 2 | 3.0 | 112.5 | 8 | Experimental | m | 66 | 1.68 | 68.2 | 24.2 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.27 | 7 | 2.5 | 400 |
| Mean (SD) | | 71.4 (4.4) | 1.70 (0.08) | 76.4 (16.1) | 26.3 (4.0) | 0.81 (0.05) | 0.85 (0.05) | 0.27 (0.02) | 7.6 (4.1) | 2.7 (0.37) | 364 (296) |
| 9 | Placebo | m | 70 | 1.78 | 70.5 | 22.3 | 0.83 | 0.90 | 0.27 | 3 | 2.5 | 150 | 10 | Placebo | f | 73 | 1.56 | 78.1 | 32.1 | 0.73 | 0.76 | 0.24 | 5 | 2.0 | 700 | 11 | Placebo | m | 69 | 1.62 | 75.0 | 28.6 | 0.76 | 0.79 | 0.27 | 4 | 2.0 | 75 | 12 | Placebo | m | 73 | 1.71 | 79.2 | 27.1 | 0.79 | 0.84 | 0.28 | 20 | 2.5 | 600 | 13 | Placebo | f | 67 | 1.54 | 47.8 | 20.2 | 0.74 | 0.79 | 0.25 | 2 | 3.0 | 150 | 14 | Placebo | m | 74 | 1.69 | 60.3 | 21.1 | 0.79 | 0.91 | 0.27 | 4 | 3.0 | 400 | 15 | Placebo | m | 60 | 1.65 | 63.9 | 23.5 | 0.86 | 0.88 | 0.26 | 8 | 2.5 | 600 | 16 | Placebo | m | 62 | 1.86 | 85.2 | 24.6 | 0.87 | 0.95 | 0.30 | 17 | 3.0 | 925 | 17 | Placebo | m | 66 | 1.68 | 68.2 | 24.2 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.27 | 7 | 2.5 | 400 |
| Mean (SD) | | 68.2 (4.9) | 1.68 (0.10) | 69.8 (11.4) | 24.9 (3.8) | 0.81 (0.06) | 0.85 (0.06) | 0.26 (0.02) | 7.8 (6.4) | 2.6 (0.39) | 444 (287) |
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