The Effect of Binasal Occlusion on Balance Following a Concussion

NCT ID: NCT03355339

Last Updated: 2018-10-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-11-30

Study Completion Date

2019-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study evaluates the effect of binasal occlusion (BNO) glasses on balance and eye movement in adults with dizziness after a concussion. Participants will stand on a force plate while rapidly reading a series of numbers both with and without the BNO glasses. It is thought that the BNO glasses will improve both balance and the time to read the numbers.

Detailed Description

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While most individuals will recover within the first month after concussion, a significant number will continue to experience dizziness, balance problems, cognitive deficits, and vision problems. Single-task measures of static balance may not be sensitive enough, however, to capture mild postural changes still associated with incomplete recovery. Increasingly there is an interest in dual-task paradigms of balance assessment as a more accurate representation of functional postural control associated with activities of daily living and sport participation. Binasal occlusion (BNO) has been proposed as a means of providing visual stabilization to improve postural control in individuals with vision-related balance problems following a concussion.

Conditions

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Concussion Post Syndrome

Keywords

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Balance Dual-task King-Devick Test Saccades Binasal Occlusion

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Binasal occlusion

Participants will be fitted with glasses covered with occlusive tape from the inner canthi to the nasal border on each lens.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Binasal occlusion

Intervention Type DEVICE

Binasal occlusion glasses

No binasal occlusion

Participants will be fitted with non-occluded glasses.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

No binasal occlusion

Intervention Type DEVICE

Non-occluded glasses

Interventions

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Binasal occlusion

Binasal occlusion glasses

Intervention Type DEVICE

No binasal occlusion

Non-occluded glasses

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Forty adults with persistent symptoms one month or more following a concussion will be recruited for the study. Individuals will be considered eligible if they have been diagnosed with a concussion as defined in the 2016 Berlin consensus statement (McCrory et al., 2017) as a traumatic brain injury induced by biomechanics forces, which was caused by either a direct or indirect blow to the head, face, neck or elsewhere on the body with an impulsive force transmitted to the head, which may or may not have involved loss of consciousness, and included one or more of the following clinical domains:

* Symptoms (e.g. headache, nausea, fatigue, feeling like in a fog, difficulty concentrating or remembering, and/or emotional lability)
* Physical signs (e.g. loss of consciousness, amnesia, neurological deficit);
* Balance impairment (e.g. gait unsteadiness)
* Behavioural changes (e.g. irritability)
* Cognitive impairment (e.g. slowed reaction times)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Ottawa

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jacquie van Ierssel

Principle Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Heidi Sveistrup, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Ottawa

Central Contacts

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Jacquie J van Ierssel, PT, MSc

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 613-562-5800

Email: [email protected]

Jennifer O'Neil, PT, MSc

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 613-562-5800

Email: [email protected]

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H06-17-20

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