Physiotherapy in Vestibular Disorders

Vestibular Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Physiotherapy in Vestibular Disorders

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02746770
• Other study ID #: vestibularuja
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 25, 2016
• Last updated: April 20, 2016
• Start date: February 2016
• Est. completion date: April 2016

Study information

• Verified date: April 2016
• Source: University of Jaén
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Spain: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Spanish population with unilateral peripheral vestibular disorders.

Description:

Participants with peripheral vestibular disorders will be allocated to a Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises protocol or control group. The Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises consist in some head mobilization and positioning tasks which are related with a restoration of vestibular disorders.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 80
• Est. completion date: April 2016
• Est. primary completion date: April 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 80 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants with with unilateral peripheral vestibular disorders

Exclusion Criteria:

• Bilateral vestibular disorders

• Fluctuating or active unilateral vestibular disease

• Or other medical conditions in the acute phase were excluded from the study.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ear Diseases
• Vestibular Diseases
• Vestibular Disorder

Intervention

Other:
• Experimental: Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises group
Experimental: intervention group. Patients assigned to the experimental group will perform the Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises for vestibular rehabilitation in addition to their habitual treatment.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Jaén

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale (ABC)	Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale (ABC), to quantify the level of confidence in performing a specific task without losing balance or becoming unsteady. This scale is applied to assess the change due to intervention between the baseline and 6 weeks of treatment. So the data will be collected at baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment.	Baseline and after 6 weeks of intervention	No
Secondary	UCLA Dizziness Questionnaire (UCLA-DQ)	UCLA Dizziness Questionnaire (UCLA-DQ), used to measure the severity and frequency of dizziness and its impact on quality of life. This questionnaire is applied to assess the change due to intervention between the baseline and 6 weeks of treatment. So the data will be collected at baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment.	Baseline and after 6 weeks of intervention	No
Secondary	Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI),	Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), to assess the level of disability and handicap.This questionnaire is applied to assess the change due to intervention between the baseline and 6 weeks of treatment. So the data will be collected at baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment.	Baseline and after 6 weeks of intervention	No