Effects of vestibular rehabilitation on functional capacity and balance in elderly patients with chronic dizziness

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: dizziness from vestibular disorders; Ear - Other ear disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12610000018011
• Lead Sponsor: atalia Aquaroni Ricci

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2010-01-07
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria are: age and over 65 years, both genders and clinical diagnosis of chronic dizziness due to vestibular disorders. This clinical diagnosis is given when there is failure in the compensation of dizziness for 2 months or more after the triggering event.

Exclusion Criteria

Will be excluded elderly patients with dizziness of no vestibular origin, cognitive deficit (reference values for the education of the Mini-Mental State Examination), locomotion with a walker and wheelchair, practicing regular physical activity, which performed rehabilitation of balance disorders in the past six months and use of drugs with action on the vestibular system. Elderly with Positional Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV) are also excluded, since the intervention protocol does not address the repositioning maneuvers.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional capacity: Dizziness Handicap Inventory and Vestibular Disorders Activities of Daily Living Scale.[At baseline, after 2 months of intervention and 3 months follow-up.];Balance Control: Time up and Go (normal, motor and cognitive), Dynamic Gait Index, Multifuncitonal Reach, Static Test (Romberg eyes open and closed/ Tandem position with eyes opes and closed/ Unipedal stance with eyes open and closed).[At baseline, after 2 months of intervention and 3 months follow-up.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognition: Mini Mental State Exam[At baseline and after 2 months];Depression: Geriatric Depression Scale[At baseline, after 2 months of intervention and 3 months follow-up.];Symptons of dizziness: Visual Analogue Scale[At baseline, after 2 months of intervention and 3 months follow-up.]