Spatial Cognitive Training for Chronic Vestibular Disorders

NCT ID: NCT03950648

Last Updated: 2020-09-10

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: WITHDRAWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-06-01
• Study Completion Date: 2020-08-31

Brief Summary

In this study the investigators propose to apply cognitive training, which has been largely used in the realm of age-related cognitive decline, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease, in a novel clinical context to individuals with vestibular impairment. In prior work the investigators observed that individuals with vestibular loss have evidence of spatial cognitive impairment. The investigators plan to evaluate the preliminary efficacy and feasibility of a cognitive training program in a sample of participants with chronic vestibular impairment who display deficits in spatial ability. The cognitive training program will focus on visuospatial skills and will be used as an adjunct to traditional vestibular physical therapy (VPT).

Detailed Description

Patients with chronic vestibular dysfunction with report symptoms of spatial cognitive impairment will be offered cognitive training. The intervention will consist of a well-validated cognitive training protocol that specifically targets spatial navigation skills. The protocol was developed by Willis et al. for the Adult Development and Enrichment Trial (ADEPT) trial, which trains map reading and route-learning skills through mental rotation training tasks over the course of 5 weeks. Patients will be assessed by study staff pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention and at 3 months post-intervention using spatial cognitive outcomes, quality of life measures, and gait and balance outcomes.

Conditions

Vestibular Abnormality; Cognitive Training

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Spatial Cognitive Training

map reading and route-learning skills

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Spatial Cognitive Training

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

map reading and route-learning skills

Interventions

Spatial Cognitive Training

map reading and route-learning skills

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of chronic vestibular disorder (>6months & diagnosis from laboratory testing by neuro-otologist)

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants with dementia, or with blindness or deafness who cannot participate in cognitive training procedures.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Johns Hopkins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Pittsburgh

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Brooke Klatt

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Brooke Klatt, PhD, PT

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Pittsburgh

Other Identifiers

STUDY19030436

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id