Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction

October 6 University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction

Treatments: Other: Cawthorne Cooksey exercises; Device: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05613634

152947

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background: Vestibular dysfunctions are common disorders in the adult population that can develop at any life decade. Most of the patients with vestibular dysfunction suffer from balance disorders and vertigo that may have a negative impact on daily living activities and social participation.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation added to vestibular physical therapy exercises on functional recovery in patients with vestibular dysfunction.

Hypothesis: There is no effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation added to vestibular physical therapy exercises on functional recovery in patients with vestibular dysfunction.

Enrollment: 35 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients diagnosed by an audiologist with a chronic uncompensated unilateral peripheral vestibular weakness
• age ranged from 30 to 60 years, and duration of illness ranged from 4 to 32 months

Exclusion criteria

• benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
• bilateral peripheral vestibular weakness
• central vestibular disorders
• acute vestibular weakness
• vertigo of vascular origin (Vertebrobasilar insufficiency) or cervical origin

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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35 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group

Experimental group

Description:

The study group received rTMS in addition to the vestibular physical therapy exercises

Treatment:

Other: Cawthorne Cooksey exercises

Device: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

Control group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in control group received the vestibular physical therapy exercises, three sessions a week for four weeks

Treatment:

Other: Cawthorne Cooksey exercises