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NCT Number: NCT06760975

Effects of Vestibular Habituation and Ocular Reflex Exercises on Vertigo

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

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Key information

Conditions

Vertigo Chemically-Induced Disorders Ear Diseases Labyrinth Diseases Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Substance-Related Disorders Vestibular Diseases

Age range

65 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Rasheed Hospital Lahore, Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

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About this study

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

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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 -

Treatment and study plan

Vestibular Habituation Exercises

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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 integration. In week 5 the exercises are performed standing with the addition complex visual target against a busy background. finally week 6 includes most advance movement including standing pivots 180 degrees and brand-daroff exercises with further visual challenges of near and far targets in busy background. Each exercise session last for 2 minutes and is aimed at progressively enhancing vestibular processing and adaptability.

Ocular Reflex Excercises

Other

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. By week 4 the exercise incorporate both near and far target in front of a busy background. extending the duration to 2 minutes while standing. In week 5 horizontal and vertical X2 viewing exercises are added with a plain background, while still using near and far targets in front of a busy background . finally week 6 continues the X1 and X2 exercises with near and far targets in a busy background, performed for 2 minutes while standing. This aims to improve visual tracking.

Primary outcomes

  1. Dynamic gait index

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    The DGI is used for gait assessment and has 8 items. The scoring of DGI is based on 4 point scale ranging from 0-3 while 0 indicates severe impairment and 3 indicates normal ability. DGI proves to be reliable and valid for older people. Total score for best performance is 24 and low score on DGI indicates greater impairment in functional mobility.

  2. FES-I Fall efficacy scale international

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    FES-I scale is used to access fear of fall and is consist of 16 items questionnaire allows participants to rate their fear of falling during specific activities at the rate of four different intensities ranging from "not at all concerned to vary concerned". Higher scores indicates a more significant fear of falling. score range from 16-19 show low concern of falling. Score ranges from 20-27 shows moderate concern and score ranges from 28-64 show high concern of fall to daily Activities.

  3. Dizziness Handicap inventory

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    The DHI is used to access dizziness and is consist of 25 items. Each item is answered with No (0) points sometimes (2) points or Yes (4) points. Scoring of DHI ranges from 0 to 100. further divided into physical (28) points , functional (36) points and emotional (36) points. The higher the scores result in perceived handicap. Moreover (DHI) proved to be a reliable instument

Study contacts

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

Hira Jabeen, MS-NMPT

CONTACT

[email protected]

03234116506

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Riphah International University

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Registry information

Official study title

Comparative Effects of Vestibular Habituation and Ocular Reflex Exercises on Gait Stability, Dizziness Severity, and Fear of Fall in Elderly Population With Vertigo

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jan 7, 2025
Registry last updated
Jan 7, 2025

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