NCT03799991

Vestibular Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Nearly 2 out of 3 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) experience problems with balance and mobility, which places such patients at increased risk of falling. The vestibular (inner ear balance) system plays an important role in balance stability, and vestibular therapy (VT) is well-known to improve balance function in healthy older adults. In this study, the investigators will conduct a first-in-kind randomized clinical trial to evaluate whether vestibular therapy improves reduces falls in patients with AD, in whom this treatment has never been studied.

Conditions

• Vestibular Diseases
• Vestibular Disorder
• Alzheimer Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Vestibular physical therapy	Vestibular therapy is a set of exercises delivered by a physical therapist involving head movements. The therapy is delivered over a course of 8 weeks.
BEHAVIORAL	Active control	Strength and flexibility exercises that do not involve head movements.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-08-22
• Primary completion: 2027-08-26
• Completion: 2027-08-26
• First posted: 2019-01-10
• Last updated: 2026-01-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States