Effects Of Mental Imagery Along With Vestibular Rehabilitation On Young Adults With Vestibular Hypofunction

Launched by RIPHAH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY · Jul 3, 2025

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This clinical trial is studying whether adding a mental imagery technique—where you imagine certain movements or sensations—to a specific set of balance and eye movement exercises (called Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises) can help young adults who have vestibular hypofunction. Vestibular hypofunction is a condition where the inner ear balance system on one side doesn’t work properly, causing symptoms like dizziness, vertigo (a spinning feeling), and poor balance. The goal is to see if this combined approach can reduce these symptoms and improve balance.

The study is looking for adults between 20 and 40 years old who have this condition on one side, confirmed by a simple head movement test, and who experience moderate dizziness based on questionnaire scores. People with other neurological problems or balance disorders won’t be eligible. If you join, you’ll be randomly placed into one of two groups, each with about 22 participants, and will do the exercises—with or without the mental imagery—to compare the effects. This study is currently recruiting, so if you fit the criteria and are interested, it might be an option to help manage your symptoms under professional guidance.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients with unilateral vestibular hypofunction
• • Head thrust test positive
• • Age group 20-40
• • DHI score 16 above
• • VSS score 11-30
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • With any other associated neurological disorder that effect vestibular rehabilitation
• • Having bilateral vestibular hypofunction
• • Patients having any other associated disease that affects balance or cause vertigo other that vestibular