Vestibular Rehabilitation for Patients With Fall-related Wrist Fractures
NCT ID: NCT00988572
Last Updated: 2015-03-31
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
82 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-03-31
2014-03-31
Brief Summary
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The aim of this study is therefore to find out if vestibular rehabilitation can have any effect on vestibular function among patients with fall-related wrist fracture.
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Detailed Description
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Vestibular rehabilitation programs were first developed in the forties, originally used for peripheral vestibular disorder, in order to facilitate recovery. Modern research has widened the use of vestibular rehabilitation to patients with other causes of dizziness than peripheral vestibular disorders. Since wrist fracture is a risk factor for hip-fracture, much effort is focused on preventing falls for risk-groups. Therefore, it would be interesting to find out if it is possible to influence vestibular asymmetry with vestibular rehabilitation.
The aim of this study is therefore to find out if vestibular rehabilitation can have any effect on vestibular function among patients with fall-related wrist fracture.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Intervention group
Vestibular rehabilitation, twice a week for 9 weeks
Vestibular rehabilitation
The intervention program comprises of vestibular rehabilitation, at group sessions, twice a week for 9 weeks. The program is described in detail in table 1. Vestibular rehabilitation aims to facilitate rearrangement and recruitment of the control capacities of the vestibular system, by letting the patient be exposed to unstable body positions, such as standing on foam and performing head, trunk or eye-movements.
Control group
The patients in the control group does nothing, except for normal treatment for their wrist fracture.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Vestibular rehabilitation
The intervention program comprises of vestibular rehabilitation, at group sessions, twice a week for 9 weeks. The program is described in detail in table 1. Vestibular rehabilitation aims to facilitate rearrangement and recruitment of the control capacities of the vestibular system, by letting the patient be exposed to unstable body positions, such as standing on foam and performing head, trunk or eye-movements.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 50 years or older
Exclusion Criteria
* Wrist fracture not related to fall
50 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Lund University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Eva Ekvall Hansson
Associate professor
Principal Investigators
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Eva Ekvall Hansson, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Lund University
Locations
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Lund University, Dep Clin Sci in Malmö/Family Practice
Malmo, , Sweden
Countries
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References
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Kristinsdottir EK, Jarnlo GB, Magnusson M. Asymmetric vestibular function in the elderly might be a significant contributor to hip fractures. Scand J Rehabil Med. 2000 Jun;32(2):56-60. doi: 10.1080/003655000750045550.
Kristinsdottir EK, Nordell E, Jarnlo GB, Tjader A, Thorngren KG, Magnusson M. Observation of vestibular asymmetry in a majority of patients over 50 years with fall-related wrist fractures. Acta Otolaryngol. 2001 Jun;121(4):481-5.
Hansson, EE. Vestibular Rehabilitation - for whom and how? Advances in Physiotherapy 9:106-116. 2007
Najafi DA, Dahlberg LE, Hansson EE. A combination of clinical balance measures and FRAX(R) to improve identification of high-risk fallers. BMC Geriatr. 2016 May 3;16:94. doi: 10.1186/s12877-016-0266-6.
Other Identifiers
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Radius
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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