Role of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation & Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy to promote well being in old age persons
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: G328- Other specified degenerative disorders of nervous system in diseases classified elsewhere
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/07/055487
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of physiotherapy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Age above 60 yr.
2. Fullerton advanced Scale: cut-off score <25/40
3. Dizziness handicap inventory scale: score >36 (moderate)
Exclusion Criteria
1.Brain trauma
2.Meniere disease
3.Uncontrolled migraine
4.Metallic implant in the head or neck
5.Orthopedic limitations interfering with the study
6.Any psychiatric disorders
7.Epileptic seizures
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dizziness Handicapped Inventory Scale (DHI) <br/ ><br>Fullerton Advanced BAlance Scale (FAB) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Dizziness Handicapped Inventory Scale (DHI) scoring more than 36 at baseline and 6 weeks <br/ ><br>Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale (FAB) scoring less than 24 at baseline and 6 weeks <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method CadenceTimepoint: outcome measured before the start of intervention (0 week) & after the completion of treatment (6 weeks);Step lengthTimepoint: outcome measured before the start of intervention (0 week) & after the completion of treatment (6 weeks);step widthTimepoint: outcome measured before the start of intervention (0 week) & after the completion of treatment (6 weeks)