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NCT Number: NCT00988572

Vestibular Rehabilitation for Patients With Fall-related Wrist Fractures

Dizziness has been identified as a risk factor for fall and vestibular asymmetry has been found among patients with fall-related wrist fractures as well as among patients with hip-fracture. Since wrist fracture is a risk factor for hip-fracture, much effort is focused on preventing falls for risk-groups. Therefore, it would be interesting to find out if it is possible to influence vestibular asymmetry with vestibular rehabilitation.

The aim of this study is therefore to find out if vestibular rehabilitation can have any effect on vestibular function among patients with fall-related wrist fracture.

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Key information

Conditions

Wrist Fractures Arm Injuries Dizziness Fractures, Bone Neurologic Manifestations Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sensation Disorders Signs and Symptoms Wounds and Injuries Wrist Injuries

Age range

50 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Lund University, Dep Clin Sci in Malmö/Family Practice

Malmö, 205 02, Sweden

About this study

Fall-related fractures are an increasing problem for the society. Almost 30% of persons over 65 years of age fall each year. In Sweden 627 persons out of 100 000 is treated in hospitals because of injury after a fall. In Malmö, the figure is 883 persons out of 100 000. However, not all falls lead to a fracture. Dizziness has been identified as a risk factor for fall and vestibular asymmetry has been found among patients with fall-related wrist fractures as well as among patients with hip-fracture.

Vestibular rehabilitation programs were first developed in the forties, originally used for peripheral vestibular disorder, in order to facilitate recovery. Modern research has widened the use of vestibular rehabilitation to patients with other causes of dizziness than peripheral vestibular disorders. Since wrist fracture is a risk factor for hip-fracture, much effort is focused on preventing falls for risk-groups. Therefore, it would be interesting to find out if it is possible to influence vestibular asymmetry with vestibular rehabilitation.

The aim of this study is therefore to find out if vestibular rehabilitation can have any effect on vestibular function among patients with fall-related wrist fracture.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Fall-related wrist fracture
  • 50 years or older

Exclusion criteria

  • Younger than 50
  • Wrist fracture not related to fall

Treatment and study plan

Vestibular Rehabilitation

Other

The intervention program comprises of vestibular rehabilitation, at group sessions, twice a week for 9 weeks. The program is described in detail in table 1. Vestibular rehabilitation aims to facilitate rearrangement and recruitment of the control capacities of the vestibular system, by letting the patient be exposed to unstable body positions, such as standing on foam and performing head, trunk or eye-movements.

Primary outcomes

  1. Vestibular function measured by head shake test

    Time frame: At baseline and at follow-up after 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Analyze of gait using electronic walkway

    Time frame: At baseline and at follow up after 3 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Lund University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Vestibular Rehabilitation for Patients With Fall-related Wrist Fractures - a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2014
First posted
Oct 2, 2009
Registry last updated
Mar 31, 2015

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