NCT06332326

Investigation of the Efficacy of Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Physiotherapy in Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Medipol University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study: To investigate the effectiveness of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation and vestibular rehabilitation applications in patients diagnosed with Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction (UVH).

Detailed description

It was planned to include 40 patients diagnosed with UHV in the study. Patients were randomized into 2 separate groups (20 people in the vestibular rehabilitation group, 20 people in the vagus nerve stimulation group in addition to vestibular rehabilitation).

Conditions

• Vestibular Diseases
• Vestibular Vertigo
• Vertigo

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation	non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation: patients will receive non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation.
BEHAVIORAL	vestibular rehabilitation	vestibular rehabilitation: Patients will be given specially structured vestibular rehabilitation exercises.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-10-15
• Primary completion: 2024-04-15
• Completion: 2024-06-15
• First posted: 2024-03-27
• Last updated: 2025-03-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)