What are the characteristics of visual fixation in people with motion sensitivity aftervestibular insult compared to healthy adults when subjected to different visualenvironments?

Auckland University of Technology0 sites40 target enrollmentFebruary 20, 2019

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who.int

Start Date

February 20, 2019

End Date

February 25, 2020

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•1\. Healthy adults
•Participants will be included in the healthy control group if they are aged between 18\-60 years with independent level of mobility. However, people having reading glasses will be included in the study, as the design of the study require focusing on a letter at a distance. Also, the size of the letter has been chosen after piloting initial work with fellow research team members.
•2\. Motion sensitivity after vestibular disorder
•18\-60 years of age (Agrawal, Carey et al. 2009, Bisdorff, Bosser et al. 2013\)
•History of Vestibular disorder
•No signs of deficits of vestibular system
•History of motion sensitivity symptoms as reported by situational characteristics questionnaire (score \>5\) (Dannenbaum, Chilingaryan et al. 2011, Sharon and Hullar 2014, Silva, Ferreira et al. 2016\)
•Level of dizziness as recorded by Dizziness Handicap Inventory. (Score \>40\)(Silva, Ferreira et al. 2016\)

•\- History neurological conditions that could interfere with eye movements.
•\- History of any previous eye surgery
•\- Medical condition which may influence the eye movements results such as sarcoidosis, Lyme disease, diabetes mellitus.