Whole Body Vibration In Vestibular Rehabilitation

Vestibular Disease Clinical Trial

— WBV  

Official title:

Efficacy Of Biofeedback Training And Whole Body Vibration Therapy In Vestibular Rehabilitation Of Unilateral Vestibular Weakness

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03973255
• Other study ID #: 1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 13, 2018
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: June 2022
• Source: Pamukkale University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of home based vestibular rehabilitation program, posturographic biofeedback training and whole body vibration therapy on balance, fall risk, functional mobility, vertigo symptom severity and functions in patients with unilateral vestibular weakness.

Description:

A total of 90 patients who were diagnosed as unilateral vestibular weakness were included in this prospective randomized controlled study. They were randomized into three groups each consisting of 30 patients. Home based vestibular rehabilitation program was given to all groups. Fall risk yielded by posturography, Berg balance scale, Timed Up-and-Go test, vertigo visual analogue scale and Dizziness Handicap Inventory were used for comparison.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: January 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Adult patients who had unilateral vestibular weakness and persistent dizziness at least two months after acute period were included Bithermal caloric test showing hyporesponsiveness higher than 30% or unresponsiveness of the horizontal canal of the affected ear accepted as unilateral vestibular weakness.

Exclusion Criteria:

Bilateral vestibular weakness, Recurrent vestibulopathy, Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Concomitant neurological or psychiatric disease, Severe visual or auditory impairments and orthopedic problems in the lower extremities

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Vestibular Disease
• Vestibular Diseases

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Rehabilitation
Posturography, Whole body vibration

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Pamukkale University	Denizli

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Pamukkale University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	fall risk	fall risk yielded by static posturography	30 days
Primary	Berg balance scale	BBS consists of 14 tasks that are each scored on a scale of 0-4, for a total possible score of 56, indicating no identified balance difficulties. Scoring is on a 5-point ordinal scale with 0 indicating an inability to complete the task and 4 as independent in completing the task.	30 days
Primary	Timed Up-and-Go	TUG is a balance and gait index which requires subjects to rise from an armchair, walk 3 m at a normal and safe pace, turn around, walk back to the chair and sit-down. The time required to complete this task is measured in seconds.	30 days
Primary	vertigo visual analogue scale	A vertically oriented 10 cm line was used for VAS, where "no vertigo" corresponds to the bottom of the line and "the worst vertigo that they could imagine" corresponds to the top of the line. Patients were instructed to place a mark on the 10-cm vertical line according to severity of their vertigo.	30 days
Primary	Dizziness Handicap Inventory	The DHI has 25 items, sub-grouped into three domains: functional, emotional, and physical. There are three closed-form answers where patients may check one of the following: yes, sometimes and no with the corresponding scored as 4/2/0. It is possible to use both the total score and the scores of the three subscales separately.	30 days