Investigation of the Efficacy of Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Physiotherapy in Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction Patients
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Vestibular Diseases
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Unterberger test
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study: To investigate the effectiveness of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation and vestibular rehabilitation applications in patients diagnosed with Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction (UVH).
Detailed Description
It was planned to include 40 patients diagnosed with UHV in the study. Patients were randomized into 2 separate groups (20 people in the vestibular rehabilitation group, 20 people in the vagus nerve stimulation group in addition to vestibular rehabilitation).
Investigators
Tugba Turk Kalkan
principal investigator
Medipol University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •He learned about unilateral peripheral vestibular hypofunction with videonystagmography
- •Being able to communicate well
Exclusion Criteria
- •Having cognitive impairment
- •Presence of central neurological disease
- •Lack of cooperation
- •Previous ear surgery
- •Accompanied by Benign Proxysmal Positional Vertigo
- •Having acute Meniere's disease
- •Finding pathology in temporal bone MRI
- •Having a lower extremity disorder that prevents walking
- •Evidence of central pathology in videonystagmography results
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Unterberger test
Time Frame: 5 minutes
Unterberger test: The patient first takes 10 steps quickly with his eyes open, then With his eyes closed, he takes 50 steps quickly in place. If there is a lesion, apply it to the side of the lesion. correct deviation occurs.
Semitandem test
Time Frame: 10 minutes
semitandem stance positions; The conditions (sec) of remaining in balance with eyes open and closed on hard and soft surfaces will be measured.
tandem test
Time Frame: 10 minutes
tandem semitandem stance positions; The conditions (sec) of remaining in balance with eyes open and closed on hard and soft surfaces will be measured.
one-leg standing test
Time Frame: 10 minutes
one-leg standing test; The conditions (sec) of remaining in balance with eyes open and closed on hard and soft surfaces will be measured.
Dynamic visual acuity test
Time Frame: 5 minutes
Dynamic visual acuity test; It measures the ability to see an object during rapid head movements.
Modified-CTSIB
Time Frame: 30 minutes
Modified-CTSIB; It is generally used as a semi-quantitative test measurement and clinical practice in which points are scored based on the ability to perform various standing static positions It is a test. It covers different situations where the patient must stand under different conditions: foam surface versus hard floor, tested with eyes open and closed in six different test groups.
VAS Visual Analogue Scale (dizziness severity)
Time Frame: 5 minutes
Visual Analogue Scale will be applied to evaluate dizziness severity and patient satisfaction. With this scale, scoring from 0 to 10 is requested. While 0 indicates the lowest dizziness severity and lowest patient satisfaction, 10 indicates the highest dizziness severity and highest patient satisfaction.
Secondary Outcomes
- Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale(5 minutes)
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD)(5 minutes)
- Dizziness Handicap Inventory Scale(5 minutes)