Effect of rehabilitation and electrical stimulation on treatment of unilateral vestibular impairment
- Conditions
- Vestibular disorder.Disorders of vestibular function
- Registration Number
- IRCT20160131026279N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 52
Diagnosed uncompensated chronic unilateral vestibular disorder (such as Vestibular neuritis) with canal paralysis> 25% using caloric test,
Age range of 20-50 years,
No benign paroxysmal positional vertigo,
Complaints of vertigo and imbalance during movement,
No central nervous system involvement,
No previous Vestibular rehabilitation program,
Normal or corrected visual acuity with glasses (20/20) using the Snellen chart in order to view the target point on the vHIT test and perform cognitive tests,
Normal hearing ability or corrected hearing loss with hearing aid in order to hear the stimulus in the force plate test,
Having diploma at least.
Drug consumptions that result in suppressing vestibular system compensation
Neck pain and limited range of motion of the neck
Alcoholism or addiction
Orthopedic problems in the last 6 months
Obvious lower extremity deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis according to observation of a physiotherapist
Rheumatic and/or metabolic diseases
Professionalism in various fields of sports, art and music because of their impact on the cognitive fields
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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