Use of Virtual Reality Devices for Vestibular Rehabilitation

Pamukkale University41 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to investigate the superiority of virtual reality-supported vestibular rehabilitation exercises over conventional vestibular rehabilitation exercises in patients with complaints such as vertigo, loss of balance, falling, and gait imbalance.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Virtual Reality

Interventions

Virtual RealityDEVICE

Vestibular rehabilitation is an exercise-based program, designed by a specialty-trained vestibular physical therapist, to improve balance and reduce problems related to dizziness.

Traditional home exercisesOTHER

Vestibular rehabilitation is an exercise-based program, designed by a specialty-trained vestibular physical therapist, to improve balance and reduce problems related to dizziness.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Complaining dizziness and/or instability for more than 3 months * Patients aged 18 and over and under 65 Exclusion Criteria: * Ear disease, head injury * Ototoxic drug use * Neurological and psychiatric illness that causes cooperation disorder * Patients with orthopedic and systemic disorders that prevent exercising * Patients with active malignancies * Diseases that affect the use of glasses (epilepsy, vision loss, etc.)

Locations (1)

Pamukkale University

Denizli, Denizli, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Posturography

Posturography; It gives numerical data by comparing the data obtained from these three systems, whichever is caused by the patient's balance disorder, somatosensory system affected, visual system affected, or vestibular system affected.

Time frame: 1 year

Subjective Visual Vertical

Subjective visual vertical test, measures the functions of the utricular end organ.

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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