Effect of Peripheral Vestibular Disease Location on Outcomes Following Home-based Virtual Reality Vestibular Therapy

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA · Jun 14, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how the location of a problem in the inner ear, known as a vestibular disorder, affects the success of a special virtual reality therapy designed to help patients with balance issues. The researchers want to find out if patients with different types of vestibular disorders, such as Meniere disease or benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, respond differently to this at-home therapy. They will recruit 50 patients who have been diagnosed with these conditions and will randomly assign them to either a group that uses the virtual reality therapy or a control group. After 4 to 8 weeks of treatment, participants will answer questions about their symptoms to see how well the therapy worked.

To take part in this trial, participants need to be at least 18 years old and have been dealing with their vestibular disorder for three months or more. They should have a specific diagnosis confirmed through certain tests. However, pregnant individuals and those with central vestibular disorders (which involve problems in the brain rather than the inner ear) cannot participate. This study will help improve understanding of how different vestibular conditions respond to virtual reality therapy, potentially leading to better treatment options for patients in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Participants diagnosed with chronic (≥3 months) unilateral or bilateral peripheral vestibular disorders such as vestibular neuritis, labyrinthitis, Ramsay Hunt syndrome, ischemic lesion and trauma.
• • Diagnosis made using caloric testing (≥25% reduced vestibular response) and either ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential (oVEMP) or cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP) testing.
• • Participants prescribed vestibular rehabilitation
• • Participants ≥18 years of age
• • Access to an android or iOS smart phone
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Pregnant participants
• • Participant diagnosed with a central vestibular disorder