NCT03355339

The Effect of Binasal Occlusion on Balance Following a Concussion

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Ottawa · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the effect of binasal occlusion (BNO) glasses on balance and eye movement in adults with dizziness after a concussion. Participants will stand on a force plate while rapidly reading a series of numbers both with and without the BNO glasses. It is thought that the BNO glasses will improve both balance and the time to read the numbers.

Detailed description

While most individuals will recover within the first month after concussion, a significant number will continue to experience dizziness, balance problems, cognitive deficits, and vision problems. Single-task measures of static balance may not be sensitive enough, however, to capture mild postural changes still associated with incomplete recovery. Increasingly there is an interest in dual-task paradigms of balance assessment as a more accurate representation of functional postural control associated with activities of daily living and sport participation. Binasal occlusion (BNO) has been proposed as a means of providing visual stabilization to improve postural control in individuals with vision-related balance problems following a concussion.

Conditions

• Concussion Post Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Binasal occlusion	Binasal occlusion glasses
DEVICE	No binasal occlusion	Non-occluded glasses

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-01
• Primary completion: 2019-09-01
• Completion: 2019-09-01
• First posted: 2017-11-28
• Last updated: 2018-10-31