Combined Effects of Vestibular Rehabilitation With Dual Task Training in Vestibular Disorders

NCT ID: NCT06797141

Last Updated: 2025-01-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-11-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-07-01

Brief Summary

Patients with vestibular disorders often experience cognitive-motor interference which can adversely affect their motor performance, significantly impair daily functioning, increase instability, reducing quality of life and increasing the risk of falls. Vestibular rehabilitation is a well-established therapeutic approach for managing vestibular disorders in reducing symptoms and improving balance and mobility. Similarly, Dual Task Training improves cognitive-motor integration by enhancing both cognitive and motor functions and has shown promising results in other populations. This study is aimed to determine the combined effects of both interventions as it might provide a more comprehensive and effective treatment, ultimately improving patient outcomes and quality of life.

Detailed Description

In previous studies, vestibular rehabilitation is well-documented in enhancing balance, gait, reducing dizziness and improving quality of life through specific exercises aimed at improving vestibular function. Similarly, dual task training has shown promise in improving functional mobility and cognitive processing. However, no randomized control trial to date has systematically investigated the potential synergistic effects of these two interventions when applied together which leaves a critical gap in understanding whether the integration of dual task training into vestibular rehabilitation could yield superior outcomes for patients suffering from vestibular disorders. This research could provide valuable insights and potentially enhance therapeutic strategies for this population.

Conditions

Vestibular Function Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Vestibular Rehabilitation and Dual Task Training and Traditional Physical Therapy

Group A will receive treatment session lasting for 1 hour including vestibular rehabilitation therapy for 30 minutes and Dual Task Training for 20 minutes along with routine physical therapy of 10 minutes. Treatment session will be supervised by physical therapist and will be given 5 days per week for 8 weeks

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Vestibular Rehabilitation and Dual task Training and Traditional Physical Therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Group A will receive treatment session lasting for 1 hour including vestibular rehabilitation therapy for 30 minutes and Dual Task Training for 20 minutes along with routine physical therapy of 10 minutes. Treatment session will be given 5 days per week for 8 weeks. Patients will be instructed to perform 2 sets of 5 repetition each Gaze Stability exercises: Horizontal and Vertical Head movements keep their eyes fixed on a stationary target, Following a slowly moving target keeping head still Balance Exercises:Maintain balance while performing neck rotations and shifting their weight forward, backward, and side to side.Sit to stand on chair Gait Training: Walking at varying speeds, walking forwards and backwards, sideways walking, walk in circles, and walking with horizontal and vertical head movements Dual Task exercises comprising of primary and secondary tasks Conventional Cawthorne Cooksey exercises :Up and down eye and Head movements, pick up things from ground, Walk up and down

Vestibular Rehabilitation and Traditional Physical Therapy

Group B will receive treatment session lasting for 1 hour including vestibular rehabilitation therapy for 40 minutes along with routine physical therapy of 20 minutes. Treatment session will be supervised by physical therapist and will be given 5 days per week for 8 weeks.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Vestibular Rehabilitation and Traditional Physical Therapy

Intervention Type: OTHER

Group B will receive treatment session lasting for 1 hour including vestibular rehabilitation therapy for 40 minutes along with routine physical therapy of 20 minutes. Treatment session will be given 5 days per week for 8 weeks.

Gaze Stability exercises: Horizontal and Vertical Head movements keep their eyes fixed on a stationary target, Following a slowly moving target keeping head still Balance Exercises:Maintain balance while performing neck rotations and shifting their weight forward, backward, and side to side.Sit to stand on chair Gait Training: Walking at varying speeds, walking forwards and backwards, sideways walking, walk in circles, and walking with horizontal and vertical head movements Conventional Cawthorne Cooksey exercises :Up and down eye and Head movements, pick up things from ground, Walk up and down

Interventions

Vestibular Rehabilitation and Dual task Training and Traditional Physical Therapy

Group A will receive treatment session lasting for 1 hour including vestibular rehabilitation therapy for 30 minutes and Dual Task Training for 20 minutes along with routine physical therapy of 10 minutes. Treatment session will be given 5 days per week for 8 weeks. Patients will be instructed to perform 2 sets of 5 repetition each Gaze Stability exercises: Horizontal and Vertical Head movements keep their eyes fixed on a stationary target, Following a slowly moving target keeping head still Balance Exercises:Maintain balance while performing neck rotations and shifting their weight forward, backward, and side to side.Sit to stand on chair Gait Training: Walking at varying speeds, walking forwards and backwards, sideways walking, walk in circles, and walking with horizontal and vertical head movements Dual Task exercises comprising of primary and secondary tasks Conventional Cawthorne Cooksey exercises :Up and down eye and Head movements, pick up things from ground, Walk up and down

Intervention Type: OTHER

Vestibular Rehabilitation and Traditional Physical Therapy

Group B will receive treatment session lasting for 1 hour including vestibular rehabilitation therapy for 40 minutes along with routine physical therapy of 20 minutes. Treatment session will be given 5 days per week for 8 weeks.

Gaze Stability exercises: Horizontal and Vertical Head movements keep their eyes fixed on a stationary target, Following a slowly moving target keeping head still Balance Exercises:Maintain balance while performing neck rotations and shifting their weight forward, backward, and side to side.Sit to stand on chair Gait Training: Walking at varying speeds, walking forwards and backwards, sideways walking, walk in circles, and walking with horizontal and vertical head movements Conventional Cawthorne Cooksey exercises :Up and down eye and Head movements, pick up things from ground, Walk up and down

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients complaining of dizziness for longer than 3 months
• Patients with history of at least 1 bout of dizziness per month
• Patients with history of at least 1 fall in previous 6 months
• Diagnosed Patients as having vestibular disorder by an otolaryngologist
• Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) score greater than 24

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with Meniere disease and bilateral vestibular disorders
• Patients with central nervous system disorders, and psychiatric disorders
• Patients having visual impairment that could not be treated with lenses or glasses
• Dizziness not resulting from vestibular disorder or use of Medication for Dizziness
• Movement limitation due to orthopedic problems
• Those who were unable to sign informed consent form

• Minimum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Hira Jabeen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Fatima Memorial Hospital

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

References

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 31847047 (View on PubMed)

Aedo-Sanchez C, Riquelme-Contreras P, Henriquez F, Aguilar-Vidal E. Vestibular dysfunction and its association with cognitive impairment and dementia. Front Neurosci. 2024 Mar 27;18:1304810. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1304810. eCollection 2024.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 38601091 (View on PubMed)

Strupp M, Dlugaiczyk J, Ertl-Wagner BB, Rujescu D, Westhofen M, Dieterich M. Vestibular Disorders. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2020 Apr 24;117(17):300-310. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2020.0300.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 32530417 (View on PubMed)

Staab JP. Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness. Semin Neurol. 2020 Feb;40(1):130-137. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-3402736. Epub 2020 Jan 14.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 31935771 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

REC/RCR & AHS/24/0257

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id