Vestibular Rehabilitation for Patients With Fall-related Wrist Fractures

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Completed

• Conditions: Wrist Fractures; Dizziness
• Interventions: Other: Vestibular rehabilitation

• Registration Number: NCT00988572
• Lead Sponsor: Lund University

Brief Summary

Dizziness has been identified as a risk factor for fall and vestibular asymmetry has been found among patients with fall-related wrist fractures as well as among patients with hip-fracture. 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.

Detailed Description

Fall-related fractures are an increasing problem for the society. Almost 30% of persons over 65 years of age fall each year. In Sweden 627 persons out of 100 000 is treated in hospitals because of injury after a fall. In Malmö, the figure is 883 persons out of 100 000. However, not all falls lead to a fracture. Dizziness has been identified as a risk factor for fall and vestibular asymmetry has been found among patients with fall-related wrist fractures as well as among patients with hip-fracture.

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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-03
• Study First Submitted: 2009-10-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-10-01
• Study First Posted: 2009-10-02
• Primary Completion: 2013-02
• Study Completion: 2014-03
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 2015-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 82

Inclusion Criteria

• Fall-related wrist fracture
• 50 years or older

Exclusion Criteria

• Younger than 50
• Wrist fracture not related to fall

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Vestibular rehabilitation	Vestibular rehabilitation, twice a week for 9 weeks

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Vestibular function measured by head shake test	At baseline and at follow-up after 3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analyze of gait using electronic walkway	At baseline and at follow up after 3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lund University, Dep Clin Sci in Malmö/Family Practice; 🇸🇪 Malmö, Sweden