NCT03973255

Whole Body Vibration In Vestibular Rehabilitation

Efficacy Of Biofeedback Training And Whole Body Vibration Therapy In Vestibular Rehabilitation Of Unilateral Vestibular Weakness

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (actual)
• Sponsor: Pamukkale University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of home based vestibular rehabilitation program, posturographic biofeedback training and whole body vibration therapy on balance, fall risk, functional mobility, vertigo symptom severity and functions in patients with unilateral vestibular weakness.

Detailed description

A total of 90 patients who were diagnosed as unilateral vestibular weakness were included in this prospective randomized controlled study. They were randomized into three groups each consisting of 30 patients. Home based vestibular rehabilitation program was given to all groups. Fall risk yielded by posturography, Berg balance scale, Timed Up-and-Go test, vertigo visual analogue scale and Dizziness Handicap Inventory were used for comparison.

Conditions

• Vestibular Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Rehabilitation	Posturography, Whole body vibration

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-03-13
• Primary completion: 2019-01-31
• Completion: 2019-03-31
• First posted: 2019-06-04
• Last updated: 2022-06-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)