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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
26
Direct action OMT procedures, including HVLA, involve the application of a force in the direction of restricted joint motion in order to resolve somatic dysfunction. Indirect techniques, including counterstrain, balanced ligamentous tension and myofascial release, entail applying a force away from the restrictive barrier of a joint or soft tissue structure.
Participants categorized as having a peripheral motion hypersensitivity will receive habituation exercises that reproduce the provocative motion, seated and standing balance exercises with gaze stabilization, kinesthetic and proprioceptive retraining. Participants will be given a monthly exercise log at onset and will be asked to report exercise levels at subsequent follow up periods.
Western University Physical Therapy Research Laboratory
Pomona, California, United States
Change from Baseline in Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) at 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.
Time frame: Baseline to 1 week
Change from Baseline in Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) at 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.
Time frame: Baseline to 3 weeks
Change from Baseline in Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) at 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.
Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks
Change from Baseline in Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP) at 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).
Time frame: Baseline to 1 week
Change from Baseline in Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP) at 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).
Time frame: Baseline to 3 weeks
Change from Baseline in Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP) at 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).
Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks
Change from Baseline in Neuro-Optometric Evaluation at 1 week
Evaluation of visual acuity and refractive status, oculomotor function and visual field status.
Time frame: Baseline to 1 week
Change from Baseline in Neuro-Optometric Evaluation at 3 weeks
Evaluation of visual acuity and refractive status, oculomotor function and visual field status.
Time frame: Baseline to 3 weeks
Change from Baseline in Neuro-Optometric Evaluation at 12 weeks.
Evaluation of visual acuity and refractive status, oculomotor function and visual field status.
Time frame: Baseline to 12 weeks
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