Individualized Vestibular Rehabilitation for Elderly With Self-Management and Gaming Elements

CFD Research

Status: Completed

Conditions: Balance; Distorted; Vestibular Diseases; Vestibular Disorder

Treatments: Other: Traditional Physical Therapy; Device: Vestibular rehabilitation app

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05436067

STUDY00148324

5R44DC017408-03 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to test whether when using the Vestibular Rehabilitation App older patients perform rehabilitation in a similar manner as when directly instructed by a clinician. A secondary goal is to evaluate usability and enjoyment of the app.

Full description

The main aim of this study is to test the prototype Vestibular Rehabilitation App (that has been specifically developed for this study) in the lab setting to evaluate if patients perform exercises with the app in a similar manner as when performing exercises in the traditional manner without the app. Errors in exercise performance identified by the app will be compared to those identified by a physical therapist. A secondary aim is to get feedback on enjoyment and ease of use of the Vestibular Rehabilitation App.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 60 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged between 60 and 75
• Presence of dizziness due to a central or peripheral vestibular disorder

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of neurological disease such as stroke, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's
• History of recent lower extremity surgery or severe pain in legs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Trials with Vestibular Rehabilitation App

Experimental group

Description:

All participants underwent the same experiment. They will performed exercises with the Vestibular Rehabilitation App as well as without the App. The order was randomized. This arm describes the results of the trials where exercises were performed with the Vestibular Rehabilitation App.

Treatment:

Device: Vestibular rehabilitation app

Trials without Vestibular Rehabilitation App

Experimental group

Description:

All participants underwent the same experiment. They will performed exercises with the Vestibular Rehabilitation App as well as without the App. The order was randomized. This arm describes the results of the trials where exercises were performed without the Vestibular Rehabilitation App.

Treatment:

Other: Traditional Physical Therapy