Effectiveness of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) and Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) in Individuals With Vertigo
- Conditions
- VertigoLabyrinthitisDizzinessBenign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Interventions
- Other: Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)Other: Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)
- Registration Number
- NCT01529151
- Lead Sponsor
- Western University of Health Sciences
- Brief Summary
Western University of Health Sciences is seeking men and women to participate in a study on the effectiveness of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) and Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) in patients with vertigo. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of OMT in the treatment of individuals with vertigo, alone and in combination with Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT). Because of the health care costs associated with vertigo, the cost effectiveness of OMT and VRT will also be examined.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 26
- Symptoms of dizziness or a diagnosis of vertigo for longer than 3 months duration
- Able to tolerate 30 minutes of sitting and standing
- Able to transfer from sitting to standing and move independently
- Able tolerate manual therapy and exercise
- Severe traumatic injury
- Bleeding disorders and anticoagulation (Coumadin) therapy
- Currently receiving VRT, vision therapy, or manual medicine (OMT, Chiropractic, etc.) or received manual medicine within the past three months
- Down syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- Endolymphatic Hydrops
- Legal blindness in one or both eyes
- Menieres disease
- Neurological conditions (including Peripheral Neuropathy, Stroke, traumatic brain injury, cerebral aneurysm, and Multiple Sclerosis)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Spinal trauma or history of cervical spine surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- FACTORIAL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description OMT Group Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) Participants will receive Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) with the objective of treating diagnosed somatic dysfunction and this will entail the use of specific indirect and direct techniques, including soft tissue, inhibitory, myofascial release, articulatory and high-velocity / low-amplitude (HVLA) techniques. OMT - VRT Group Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) Participants will receive both Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) and Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT). VRT Group Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) Participants will receive Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT), which includes balance exercises in sitting and standing positions that include gaze stabilization, kinesthetic and proprioceptive retraining. OMT - VRT Group Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) Participants will receive both Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) and Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT).
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from Baseline in Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) at 1 week Baseline to 1 week The Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) is a questionnaire that was developed to measure the self-perceived level of handicap associated with the symptom of dizziness.
Change from Baseline in Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP) at 1 week Baseline to 1 week Computerized dynamic posturography (CDP), also called test of balance (TOB), is a non-invasive specialized clinical assessment technique used to quantify the central nervous system adaptive mechanisms (sensory, motor and central) involved in the control of posture and balance, both in normal (such as in physical education and sports training) and abnormal conditions (particularly in the diagnosis of balance disorders and in physical therapy and postural re-education).
Change from Baseline in Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP) at 3 weeks Baseline to 3 weeks Computerized dynamic posturography (CDP), also called test of balance (TOB), is a non-invasive specialized clinical assessment technique used to quantify the central nervous system adaptive mechanisms (sensory, motor and central) involved in the control of posture and balance, both in normal (such as in physical education and sports training) and abnormal conditions (particularly in the diagnosis of balance disorders and in physical therapy and postural re-education).
Change from Baseline in Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) at 3 weeks Baseline to 3 weeks The Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) is a questionnaire that was developed to measure the self-perceived level of handicap associated with the symptom of dizziness.
Change from Baseline in Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) at 12 weeks Baseline to 12 weeks The Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) is a questionnaire that was developed to measure the self-perceived level of handicap associated with the symptom of dizziness.
Change from Baseline in Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP) at 12 weeks Baseline to 12 weeks Computerized dynamic posturography (CDP), also called test of balance (TOB), is a non-invasive specialized clinical assessment technique used to quantify the central nervous system adaptive mechanisms (sensory, motor and central) involved in the control of posture and balance, both in normal (such as in physical education and sports training) and abnormal conditions (particularly in the diagnosis of balance disorders and in physical therapy and postural re-education).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change from Baseline in Neuro-Optometric Evaluation at 12 weeks. Baseline to 12 weeks Evaluation of visual acuity and refractive status, oculomotor function and visual field status.
Change from Baseline in Neuro-Optometric Evaluation at 1 week Baseline to 1 week Evaluation of visual acuity and refractive status, oculomotor function and visual field status.
Change from Baseline in Neuro-Optometric Evaluation at 3 weeks Baseline to 3 weeks Evaluation of visual acuity and refractive status, oculomotor function and visual field status.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Western University Physical Therapy Research Laboratory
🇺🇸Pomona, California, United States