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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUBER | Experimental | HUBER is an isometric strengthening device. It consists of an oval motorized platform, which performs rotating, oscillatory movements with a controlled amplitude and speed. Intervention will consist of 2 sessions of HUBER per week. Each session lasts approximatively 30 minutes. The intervention is 8 weeks long. |
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| Control | No Intervention | The control group will not received any intervention except usual care. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HUBER (LPG Systems, France) | Device | 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. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Risk of falls, in seconds | Measured with Timed-Up-and Go test | 8 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Physical performance | Short Physical Performance Battery test (SPPB test). The test is scored from 0 (lower physical performance) to 12 (highest physical performance) | 8 weeks |
| Quality of life, measured with the Short Form-36 questionnaire |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jean-François Kaux, MD PhD | Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| CHU Liège, CNRF | Tinlot | Liège | 4557 | Belgium |
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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).
| 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). | 8 weeks |