Vestibular Infant Screening - Rehabilitation

Launched by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, GHENT · Dec 11, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called the Vestibular Infant Screening - Rehabilitation, aims to explore how a specific rehabilitation program can help children aged 3 to 17 who have vestibular disorders, which can affect balance and coordination. The program, known as the VIS-REHAB protocol, includes exercises to improve stability and gaze control. Researchers want to see how effective this program is compared to a period when the children do not receive any therapy. They will look at improvements in balance, eye movements, motor skills, and overall quality of life.

To participate, children must have a diagnosed vestibular dysfunction, which means they have issues with their balance system, and they can have hearing loss or use cochlear implants. However, children with severe cognitive or physical disabilities that prevent them from following instructions or standing and walking independently will not be eligible. Families can expect that the trial will involve both active rehabilitation and a time with no therapy, allowing researchers to gather important information about the benefits of the VIS-REHAB program. This study is not yet recruiting participants, so interested families will need to wait for further announcements.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with identified vestibular dysfunction
• • With or without concomitant hearing loss and/or cochlear implant (CI)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Children incapable to understand simple instructions (due to severe cognitive disorders, impaired language comprehension, etc.)
• • Severe disorders of other primary sensory input systems for balance function
• • Severe neuromotor disorders (incapable of independent standing and walking)
• • Severe muscle tone disorders (e.g. cerebral palsy)
• • Severe orthopaedic dysfunctions
• • Patients with vision problems that cannot be corrected for
• • Children with planned CI-surgery within 5 months before or during the study period