NCT03020654

The Use of Virtual Reality for the Treatment of Visual Vertigo.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study investigates the use of virtual environments presented on a head mounted display for the rehabilitation of those suffering with visual vertigo. The control group and treatment groups will be presented with two different sets of environments and be given the same head and eye exercises to complete within the environment. They will also be provided with at home exercises to complete.

Detailed description

Visual vertigo occurs after the balance system suffers damage (e.g after a viral infection such as labyrinthitis). This causes an over-reliance on the eyes to maintain balance which causes disorientation in busy environments such as the supermarket. The treatment involves trying to desensitise the individual to visually stimulating situations. Further head and eye exercises are completed alongside the exposure to overcome the damage done to the balance system.

Conditions

• Treatment of Visual Vertigo

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Virtual environment with fast moving objects	A beach/park environment with graded moving objects, the individual will complete head and eye exercises.
OTHER	Virtual environment with no movement	A beach/park environment with static objects, the individual will complete head and eye exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-01
• Primary completion: 2018-11-01
• First posted: 2017-01-13
• Last updated: 2018-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom