NCT01695577

Vestibular Rehabilitation and Balance Training After Traumatic Brain Injury

Vestibular Rehabilitation and Balance Training for Patients With Dizziness and Balance Problems After Traumatic Brain Injury.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 65 (actual)
• Sponsor: Oslo University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of vestibular rehabilitation and balance training on patients with dizziness and balance problems after traumatic brain injury.

Detailed description

8 000 to 10 000 persons are admitted to hospitals in Norway with traumatic brain injury (TBI)annually. Dizziness and balance problems have an incidence of 30-80% in this population. Studies show that dizziness and imbalance has the potential to restrict several aspects of personal and social life. Vestibular rehabilitation (VR) is an accepted and effective treatment for dizziness and imbalance. However there is lack of evidence/knowledge about its effect on TBI patients. The study is designed as a randomized controlled trial study (RCT). Patients aged 16-60 admitted to Oslo University Hospital with TBI and symptoms of dizziness and imbalance are included 8 weeks after the injury. The intervention and control group will receive multidisciplinary assessment and evaluation. The intervention group will in addition receive group training and a home exercise program by physiotherapists. The intervention will consist of a individually adapted Vestibular Rehabilitation and balance program. The main outcome measurement is the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI). The study has several other self-report and performance based outcome measures. The outcome measures will be performed before and after the intervention and 6 months after the injury.

Conditions

• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Brain Concussion
• Head Injury
• Dizziness

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Multidisciplinary evaluation and VR	Multidisciplinary assessment and evaluation and VR - Vestibular rehabilitation and balance training. Individually adjusted exercises in groups twice a week for two months. Home exercise program.
OTHER	Multidisciplinary evaluation	Multidisciplinary assessment and evaluation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-01-15
• Primary completion: 2016-08-30
• Completion: 2016-08-30
• First posted: 2012-09-28
• Last updated: 2018-05-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway