EFFECTS OF VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION THERAPY (VRT) ON BALANCE, SPEED AND AGILITY IN POST-CONCUSSION FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Concussion, Mild Clinical Trial

Official title:

EFFECTS OF VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION THERAPY (VRT) ON BALANCE, SPEED AND AGILITY IN POST-CONCUSSION FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04487821
• Other study ID #: ZIHS-1205/MS/12
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: July 2020
• Source: Zohra Institute of Health Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one and utmost rampant attained neurological conditions which can happen in young adults. Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy can help them improve their balance, speed and agility.

Description:

Total 40 sample size out of which were divided into control and experimental group. Concussed football athletes with age ranging 15-25 year, those participating actively in the sports were included in the study in the region of Kyber Pukhtoonkhwa Peshawar.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: February 28, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Active Male football player. Age between 15-25 years. Known cases of concussion were included in the study. Those patients complaining mild vertigo & participating in sports

Exclusion Criteria:

Concussion other than sports. History of metabolic diseases. History of recent fractures.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Brain Concussion
• Concussion, Mild

Intervention

Other:
• Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises
Activity sitting on the "Exercise Ball" swing (eye movements, first slow and then fast) Swing sitting activity (head movements, first slow then fast - eyes open and eyes closed) Trunk activities focusing on balance Dynamic balance activity focusing on standing

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Syed Alamdar Hussain	Peshawar	KP

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Zohra Institute of Health Sciences

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Balance	Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) which us used to evaluate the balance of the athlete	upto 8 weeks
Primary	Agility	30 Ft Agility Shuttle Run which is used to evaluate agility of athletes	upto 8 weeks
Primary	Speed	30 Meter dash which is used to evaluate the speed of the athlete	upto 8 weeks