EFFECTS OF VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION THERAPY (VRT) ON BALANCE, SPEED AND AGILITY IN POST-CONCUSSION FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Concussion, Mild
• Interventions: Other: Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises

• Registration Number: NCT04487821
• Lead Sponsor: Zohra Institute of Health Sciences

Brief Summary

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one and utmost rampant attained neurological conditions which can happen in young adults. Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy can help them improve their balance, speed and agility.

Detailed Description

Total 40 sample size out of which were divided into control and experimental group. Concussed football athletes with age ranging 15-25 year, those participating actively in the sports were included in the study in the region of Kyber Pukhtoonkhwa Peshawar.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-02-28
• Study Completion: 2020-02-28
• Status Verified: 2020-07
• Study First Submitted: 2020-07-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-07-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-23
• Study First Posted: 2020-07-27
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Active Male football player. Age between 15-25 years. Known cases of concussion were included in the study. Those patients complaining mild vertigo & participating in sports

Exclusion Criteria

Concussion other than sports. History of metabolic diseases. History of recent fractures.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental Group	Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises	Subjects were randomly assigned and informed consent was obtained, the subjects were educated about treatment. This contained 4 types of progressive activities. Respectively every type contains 2 to 4 tasks, performed in sets of 10 repetitions for 4 weeks. Results were obtained by using Balance scoring system, and physical performance test for speed and agility

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Balance	upto 8 weeks	Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) which us used to evaluate the balance of the athlete
Agility	upto 8 weeks	30 Ft Agility Shuttle Run which is used to evaluate agility of athletes
Speed	upto 8 weeks	30 Meter dash which is used to evaluate the speed of the athlete

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Syed Alamdar Hussain; 🇵🇰 Peshawar, KP, Pakistan