Effects of Vestibular Habituation and Ocular Reflex Exercises on Vertigo
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Vestibular Habituation Exercises, Ocular Reflex Excercises.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Vertigo. Basic parameters: 65 years — 75 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Pakistan
- Next step
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Official title
Comparative Effects of Vestibular Habituation and Ocular Reflex Exercises on Gait Stability, Dizziness Severity, and Fear of Fall in Elderly Population With Vertigo
Overview
The aim of this study is to determine the comparative effects of vestibular Habituation and ocular reflex exercises on Gait stability, Dizziness severity, and fear of fall in elderly population with vertigo
Detailed description
vestibular habituation exercises focus on helping individual adapt to and reduce symptoms related to vestibular disorder such as improving balance , reducing dizziness and enhance overall functional abilities. ocular reflex exercises focus on improving eye movement control and coordination such as improving visual tracking , stability and Focus. This randomized clinical trial will be conducted at services hospital and Jinnah hospital for a duration of 10 months. The sample size will consist of 50 participants. 25 participants will be assigned to vestibular habituation exercise group and 25 to ocular reflex exercises group. Data will be collected using these assessment tools, including the dynamic gait index for gait stability, the fall efficacy scale for fear of fall, and dizziness handicap inventory for dizziness severity. Pre-intervention assessments will be conducted for all two groups. The effects of the interventions will be measured at baseline ,in the 3rd week ,post intervention, after 6 weeks, and at a 9th week follow up. Data analysis will be performed by using SPSS 26 software
Interventions
- Other Vestibular Habituation Exercises
The vestibular habituation exercise group follows a structured progression over six weeks. in week 1 participants perform large amplitude, rapid cervical rotations seated, completing 3 sets of five cycles each. By week 2, the exercises increase in complexity , incorporates standing pivots or seated trunk flexion extension. in week 3 the cervical rotations are continued with seated or standing posture. week 4 introduces a busy visual background during the exercise to challenge visual-vestibular i - Other Ocular Reflex Excercises
The Ocular reflex exercises focuses on enhancing visual tracking and reflexes through targeted viewing exercises. In week 1, participants perform horizontal and vertical X1 viewing exercises with a near target, holding each position for 1 minute while seated. In week 2 the duration of the X1 exercises is extended to 2 minutes with the near target still in seated position. Week 3 shift to a far target for the X1 exercises and the participants performs them while standing increasing the challenge.
Primary outcome measures
- Dynamic gait index [Time frame: 6 weeks]
- FES-I Fall efficacy scale international [Time frame: 6 weeks]
- Dizziness Handicap inventory [Time frame: 6 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Both male and female patients
- Age 65-75
- patient with vestibular disorder for at least 6 months
- patient with unspecific dizziness sensation for at least 3 months
- Dizziness handicap inventory score > 16 -
Exclusion criteria
- patient with central nervous system diseases, like stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease.
- orthopedic problems that precluded performance of the exercises
- systemic diseases with no medication control
- if patient were legally blind or had dementia
- patient with no history of epilepsy and other neurological diseases -
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Pakistan · 2 centers
- Rasheed Hospital Lahore — Lahore
- Services Hospital Lahore — Lahore
Publications
- Bayat A, Pourbakht A, Saki N, Zainun Z, Nikakhlagh S, Mirmomeni G. Vestibular rehabilitation outcomes in the elderly with chronic vestibular dysfunction. Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2012 Nov;14(11):705-8. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.3507. Epub 2012 Nov 15. PMID 23396380
- Balatsouras DG, Koukoutsis G, Fassolis A, Moukos A, Apris A. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in the elderly: current insights. Clin Interv Aging. 2018 Nov 5;13:2251-2266. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S144134. eCollection 2018. PMID 30464434
- Cohen HS, Kimball KT. Increased independence and decreased vertigo after vestibular rehabilitation. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Jan;128(1):60-70. doi: 10.1067/mhn.2003.23. PMID 12574761
- Hall CD, Heusel-Gillig L, Tusa RJ, Herdman SJ. Efficacy of gaze stability exercises in older adults with dizziness. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2010 Jun;34(2):64-9. doi: 10.1097/NPT.0b013e3181dde6d8. PMID 20588090
- Norre ME, Beckers A. Vestibular habituation training: exercise treatment for vertigo based upon the habituation effect. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1989 Jul;101(1):14-9. doi: 10.1177/019459988910100104. PMID 2502758
- Strupp M, Brandt T. Diagnosis and treatment of vertigo and dizziness. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2008 Mar;105(10):173-80. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2008.0173. Epub 2008 Mar 7. PMID 19629221
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06760975 · REC/RCR&AHS/24/0255