Does Whole-Body Vibration Improve the Functional Exercise Capacity of Subjects With COPD? A Meta-Analysis
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Whole-body vibration (WBV) is considered a type of physical activity based on the assumption that it results in an increase in muscle strength and performance and, therefore, may be a promising way to exercise patients with COPD. A comprehensive database search (PubMed/MEDLINE, LILACS, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, and COCHRANE Library) for randomized trials, including original articles, that compared WBV groups versus control groups was conducted and studies were selected for comparison. The effect of WBV treatment was compared for minimum clinically important differences. The statistical heterogeneity among the studies was assessed using the I 2 statistic; the results are expressed as percentages. Inconsistencies of up to 25% were considered low, those between 50 and 75% were considerate moderate, and those > 75% were considered high. Risk of bias was classified based on the Cochrane Collaboration tool, the meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.3 software, and the level of evidence was assessed using the GRADE system. The primary outcome was functional exercise capacity. Secondary outcomes were quality of life, performance in activities of daily living, muscle strength of the lower limbs, and possible adverse effects assessed clinically or by subject reports. We included 4 articles involving 185 subjects for analysis. All subjects in the groups undergoing WBV showed improvement in distance walked in the 6-min walk test compared with the control group (57.85 m, 95% CI 16.36–99.33 m). Regarding the secondary end points, just one article reported improved quality of life and activities of daily living. The only article that assessed muscle strength found no difference between the groups. The quality of evidence for functional exercise capacity outcome was considered moderate. WBV seems to benefit subjects with COPD by improving their functional exercise capacity, without producing adverse effects. The quality of evidence is moderate, but the degree of recommendation is strong. (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews, http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero , 2015:CRD42015027659.).
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- Authors
- Cardim, A. B., Marinho, P. E., Nascimento, J. F., Fuzari, H. K., & Dornelas de Andrade, A.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (BR)
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Post Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy Department, Recife, PE, Brazil.
- Venue
- Respiratory Care
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-09-20
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1552-1559
- ISSN
- 0020-1324 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2522867896
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 0.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Respiratory Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Effects of Vibration on Health
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Keywords
- whole-body vibration, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, functional exercise capacity, 6-minute walk test, quality of life, activities of daily living, lower limb muscle strength, adverse effects, exercise therapy
- MeSH terms
- Walk Test, Activities of Daily Living, Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Quality of Life, Vibration, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Exercise Tolerance, Physical Therapy Modalities, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Muscle Strength
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