Aim: The aim of the present study was to analyse the effects of training performed on a rotating, motorised platform (the Huber/SpineForce device from LPG Systems, Valence, France) intended to reduce the risk of falls. Subjects: any patient 1) benefiting from a physiotherapy rehabilitation program at the CHU Liège, CNRF, Belgium; 2) presenting a pathological situation justifying functional rehabilitation with HUBER 360®; 3) presenting any pathology not constituting an exclusion criterion; 4) giving informed consent to research will be include in this 8-week interventional trial. Design: randomized open-label trial. Patients will be randomized into the intervention group (HUBER trainig, 45 minutes of training, twice a week during 8 weeks) or in the control group (standard care). Outcomes: the effect of the training will be measured on the Time-Up-and-Go test, on the Short-Physical performance battery test and on quality of life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
32
The HUBER® device consists of an oval motorized platform, which performs rotating, oscillatory movements with a controlled amplitude and speed. It also comprises, two large handles with force sensors, mounted on a movable column. Its originality is based on its capacity to capture simultaneously the subjects' balance, core stability, core strength and total body strength; and adapt the training accordingly. Indeed, the platform interferes with the balance of the patient who must continually adjust his/her posture by exerting isometric pushing and pulling efforts with the arms. As a result, the device provides postural and muscle adaptation with visual feedback. Due to the constant adaptation of the device, it is thought to enhance muscular strength and improve neuromuscular coordination simultaneously.
CHU Liège, CNRF
Tinlot, Liège, Belgium
Risk of falls, in seconds
Measured with Timed-Up-and Go test
Time frame: 8 weeks
Physical performance
Short Physical Performance Battery test (SPPB test). The test is scored from 0 (lower physical performance) to 12 (highest physical performance)
Time frame: 8 weeks
Quality of life, measured with the Short Form-36 questionnaire
SF-36 generic quality of life questionnaire. The score obtained from this questionnaire is composed with a Physcial component Scale (PMS) and a Mental component scale (MCS). Results are scored from 0 (worst quality of life) to 100 (best quality of life).
Time frame: 8 weeks
Utility score using the EuroQol- 5 Dimension questionnaire
Descriptive data from the 5 dimensions can be used to generate a health-related quality of life profile for the subject. The questionnaire is scored from 0 (worst health state imaginable) to 100 (best health state imaginable).
Time frame: 8 weeks
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