Physiotherapy in Vestibular Disorders

Overview

Spanish population with unilateral peripheral vestibular disorders.

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Treatment
    • Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: April 2016

Detailed 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.

Interventions

  • 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.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Experimental: Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises group
    • Intervention: Participants allocated in both control and experimental groups were receiving treatment for their specific vestibular disorders. Patients assigned to the experimental group also performed the Cawthorne and Cooksey exercises for vestibular rehabilitation during a six week of treatment period.
  • No Intervention: control group
    • intervention: The control group will not perform the active exercise that will be applied to intervention group.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale (ABC)
    • Time Frame: Baseline and after 6 weeks of intervention
    • 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.

Secondary Measures

  • UCLA Dizziness Questionnaire (UCLA-DQ)
    • Time Frame: Baseline and after 6 weeks of intervention
    • 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.
  • Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI),
    • Time Frame: Baseline and after 6 weeks of intervention
    • 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.

Participating in This Clinical Trial

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.

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: 80 Years

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • University of Jaén
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Principal Investigator: DAVID CRUZ DÍAZ, Physiotherapy Department Coordinator – University of Jaén

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