Combined Effects of Vestibular Rehabilitation With Dual Task Training in Vestibular Disorders

Launched by RIPHAH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · Jan 22, 2025

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This study is testing whether adding Dual Task Training to vestibular rehabilitation helps people with vestibular disorders improve their balance, walking, and overall quality of life more than vestibular rehabilitation with traditional physical therapy alone. It is a randomized trial, meaning people are assigned by chance to one of two groups, and neither the participants nor the people giving the outcome assessments know which group a person is in. Each participant will have an 8-week treatment course, with sessions 5 days a week for 1 hour, overseen by a physical therapist.

To be eligible, adults aged 40–65 who have had dizziness for more than 3 months, have had at least one dizzy spell per month, and at least one fall in the last 6 months, and who have a vestibular disorder diagnosed by an ENT doctor, may participate (MMSE must be greater than 24). People with Meniere disease or bilateral vestibular disorders, certain brain or psychiatric conditions, significant visual problems, dizziness from other causes or medications, movement limits, or who cannot consent are not eligible. About 30 participants are planned, all at Fatima Memorial Hospital in Lahore, Pakistan. The study will look at balance and gait tests (Timed Up and Go; Dynamic Gait Index) and quality-of-life questions (Vestibular Rehabilitation Benefit Questionnaire and Dizziness Handicap Inventory) at around 8 weeks.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients complaining of dizziness for longer than 3 months
• • Patients with history of at least 1 bout of dizziness per month
• • Patients with history of at least 1 fall in previous 6 months
• • Diagnosed Patients as having vestibular disorder by an otolaryngologist
• • Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score greater than 24
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with Meniere disease and bilateral vestibular disorders
• • Patients with central nervous system disorders, and psychiatric disorders
• • Patients having visual impairment that could not be treated with lenses or glasses
• • Dizziness not resulting from vestibular disorder or use of Medication for Dizziness
• • Movement limitation due to orthopedic problems
• • Those who were unable to sign informed consent form