Complementary/Alternative Medicine for Abnormality in the Vestibular (Balance) System

NCT ID: NCT00032383

Last Updated: 2007-01-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-04-30

Study Completion Date

2003-04-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the relative merits of vestibular rehabilitation and Tai Chi for patients with inner ear (vestibular) disorders.

Detailed Description

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It is proposed a randomized, blinded, controlled trial comparing vestibular rehabilitation (VR) to Tai Chi (TC). Our overall goal is to explore whether, and if so, how TC can improve functional, dynamic stability in persons with vestibulopathy (VSP). It is hypothesized that the TC group will demonstrate significantly greater improvement in performing functional activities than the VR group.

Sixty subjects will be randomly assigned into either TC instruction or VR. Both treatment groups will receive identical duration treatment once a week for 10 weeks, with supplemental home exercises. It is hypothesized that 1) TC improves whole-body dynamic locomotor stability more than does VR; 2) TC improves gait coordination during planned and unplanned obstacle encounters more than does VR; 3) TC improves whole-body speed related movement control more than does VR.

Conditions

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Vestibular Neuronitis Vestibulopathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Interventions

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Tai Chi

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* vestibulopathy and locomotor unsteadiness

Exclusion Criteria

* diseases/impairments that prevent rehab participation.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Locations

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Massachusetts General Hospital Biomotion Laboratory

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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http://www.massgeneral.org/departments.html

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Other Identifiers

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R21AT000553-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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