Effects of Vestibular Habituation and Ocular Reflex Exercises on Vertigo

Riphah International University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Vertigo

Treatments: Other: Vestibular Habituation Exercises; Other: Ocular Reflex Excercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06760975

REC/RCR&AHS/24/0255

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full 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

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Both male and female patients
2. Age 65-75
3. patient with vestibular disorder for at least 6 months
4. patient with unspecific dizziness sensation for at least 3 months
5. Dizziness handicap inventory score > 16 -

Exclusion criteria

1. patient with central nervous system diseases, like stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease.
2. orthopedic problems that precluded performance of the exercises
3. systemic diseases with no medication control
4. if patient were legally blind or had dementia
5. patient with no history of epilepsy and other neurological diseases -

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

GROUP A Vestibular Habituation Exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Group A will receive 24 sessions of vestibular habituation exercises, delivered 4 times weekly for six weeks, each session lasting 30 minutes. Effects will be measured at baseline, in the 3rd week, post-intervention, after six weeks, and at a 9th-week follow-up.

Treatment:

Other: Vestibular Habituation Exercises

GROUP B Ocular Reflex exercises

Experimental group

Description:

Group B will receive ocular reflex exercises. A total of 24 sessions (4x/week for 6 weeks) will be conducted , lasting 50-60 minutes each. The effects will be measured at baseline, in the 3rd week, post intervention, after six weeks, and at a 9th-week follow-up.

Treatment:

Other: Ocular Reflex Excercises