Activity and Participation in Vestibular Disorders

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Vestibular Disorder
• Interventions: Other: Vestibular Rehabilitation

• Registration Number: NCT06271694
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh

Brief Summary

This study will examine whether impairments and personal factors are associated with activity and participation in people with vestibulopathy. Data collection will occur prior to starting vestibular rehabilitation and after completing vestibular rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

Adults aged 18-years and older with symptomatic complaints of dizziness and/or imbalance and a medical diagnosis of unilateral vestibular hypofunction will be recruited at the time of their entry into vestibular rehabilitation. The investigators will analyze what factors (impairments and personal factors) are related to activity and participation in people with vestibular disorders and see if change in activity and participation is related to recovery from vestibulopathy.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-01-11
• Study Start: 2024-01-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-20
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-22
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-04
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-07
• Primary Completion: 2025-08-31
• Study Completion: 2025-10-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• 18-years and older with symptomatic complaints of dizziness and/or imbalance and a medical diagnosis of unilateral vestibular hypofunction

Exclusion Criteria

• 1. Cognition <18 on Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
• 2. Visual acuity worse than 20/40 with corrected lenses
• 3. Loss of protective distal sensation (defined as the inability to feel a 4.31 size monofilament on the plantar surface of the foot)
• 4. Inability to engage in community mobility

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Standard Vestibular Rehabilitation	Vestibular Rehabilitation	All participants will receive standard vestibular rehabilitation

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Late-life Function and Disability Instrument	8-weeks	Activity and Participation (raw 16-80; scale 0-100 min-max scores); higher is better
Dizziness Handicap Inventory	8-weeks	Dizziness disability; 0-100 (min-max score); higher is greater disability.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UPMC-Rehab Institute; 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States