Use of Virtual Reality Devices for Vestibular Rehabilitation

Virtual Reality Clinical Trial

Official title:

Use of Virtual Reality Devices for Vestibular Rehabilitation in Patients With Vestibular Hypofunction

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04769323
• Other study ID #: 8
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 15, 2020
• Est. completion date: June 15, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: Pamukkale University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the superiority of virtual reality-supported vestibular rehabilitation exercises over conventional vestibular rehabilitation exercises in patients with complaints such as vertigo, loss of balance, falling, and gait imbalance.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 41
• Est. completion date: June 15, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: June 15, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 40 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Complaining dizziness and/or instability for more than 3 months

• Patients aged 40 and over and under 65

Exclusion Criteria:

• Ear disease, head injury

• Ototoxic drug use

• Neurological and psychiatric illness that causes cooperation disorder

• Patients with orthopedic and systemic disorders that prevent exercising

• Patients with active malignancies

• Diseases that affect the use of glasses (epilepsy, vision loss, etc.)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Virtual Reality

Intervention

Device:
• Virtual Reality
Vestibular rehabilitation is an exercise-based program, designed by a specialty-trained vestibular physical therapist, to improve balance and reduce problems related to dizziness.

Other:
• Traditional home exercises
Vestibular rehabilitation is an exercise-based program, designed by a specialty-trained vestibular physical therapist, to improve balance and reduce problems related to dizziness.

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	Posturography	Posturography; It gives numerical data by comparing the data obtained from these three systems, whichever is caused by the patient's balance disorder, somatosensory system affected, visual system affected, or vestibular system affected.	1 year
Primary	Subjective Visual Vertical	Subjective visual vertical test, measures the functions of the utricular end organ.	1 year