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NCT Number: NCT07502625

Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Patients With Cervical Spondylosis

This study will Investigate the effect of vestibular rehabilitation on:

Primary outcomes: Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, Balance,and Cervical proprioception.

Secondary outcomes: Functional disability and pain intensity level

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Key information

Conditions

Cervical Spondylosis Bone Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Spinal Diseases Spondylosis

Age range

40 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients (40-to-60 years old) diagnosed as cervical spondylosis with vestibular dysfunction manifestation (Shi et al., 2024).
  • Normal BMI 20-to-25 kg/m².
  • All patients have chronic neck pain lasting for more than 3 months (Sadeghi et al., 2022).
  • The area of chronic neck pain will defined to the cervical region, possibly with referred pain into the occipit, nuchal muscles, and shoulders.

Exclusion criteria

  • Signs of serious pathology (e.g., rheumatoid diseases, ankylosing spondylitis, tumor),
  • History of cervical spine surgery,
  • History of trauma or fractures in cervical spine, and
  • Signs of vascular syndrome such as vertebrobasilar insufficiency and no usage of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs two weeks before treatment (Sadeghi et al., 2022).

Treatment and study plan

Vestibular rehabilitation program

Other

Exercises for enhancing gaze stability, Exercises for enhancing eye movements, Exercises for enhancing postural stability, Exercises for decreasing vertigo, and Exercises for improving activities of daily living

traditional physiotherapy

Other

TENS and Hot packs application

Primary outcomes

  1. Primary outcome

    Time frame: base line and after 2 months

    Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials will be assessed using Electromyography device to measure Cervical and Ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials.

  2. Primary outcomev

    Time frame: base line and after 2 months

    Balance will be assessed using HUMAC balance system.

  3. Primary outcome

    Time frame: base line and after 2 months

    Cervical proprioception will be assessed using SenMoCOR Laser Head Light.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Secondary outcome

    Time frame: base line and after 2 months

    Functional disability will be assessed using Copenhagen Neck Functional Disability Scale Arabic Version.

  2. Secondary outcome

    Time frame: base line and after 2 months

    Pain intensity level will be assessed using visual analogue scale.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Salah Eid Ahmed Ali, Ph D

CONTACT

[email protected]

+201158125773

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Mar 31, 2026
Registry last updated
Mar 31, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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