NCT06637566

Effects of Brandt Daroff Exercises in Older Adults With Vertigo

Effects Of Brandt Daroff Exercises With Cawthorne Cooksey Exercises On Balance, Dizziness And Functional Parameters In Older Adults With Vertigo

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Riphah International University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Vertigo is among the most prevalent disorder in older adults around the world leads to dizziness and balance problems resulting in decreased quality of life. Brandt daroff exercises can accelerate vertigo recovery and prevent recurrence without taking drugs. Cawthorne Cooksey first presented vestibular exercises to improve neurophysiological habituation, improves balance in the elderly. This study aims to determine the effects of brandt daroff exercises with cawthorne cooksey exercises on balance, dizziness and functional parameters in older adults with vertigo.

Detailed description

This is a randomized controlled trial. Participants will be selected by non-probability convenience sampling technique, thirty two vertigo patients meeting the inclusion criteria will be randomly allocated into two equal groups (experimental and control) by online randomizer tool. The experimental group will receive brandt daroff exercises with cawthorne cooksey exercises and the control group will receive brandt daroff exercises alone. Treatment session of 60 min will be given 3 times a week for 6 weeks. The following assessment tool will be used Visual Analogue Scale and Dizziness Handicap Inventory for vertigo symptom severity, Berg Balance scale and Tinetti POMA for assessment of balance, Functional Independence Measure and IADL Tool for assessment of functional parameters. Assessment will be done at baseline and after 6 week. The data will be analyzed using SPPS software version. 25.

Conditions

• Vertigo

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Brandt Daroff exercises along with Cawthorne Cooksey exercises	Brandt Daroff exercises along with Cawthorne Cooksey exercises. The Cawthorne Cooksey exercises include eye and head movements, coordination of eye and head movements (visual-vestibular interaction), postural control exercises, and progressively more difficult balance tasks (eyes open, eyes closed, large base support, uneven base support, while walking, in high visual or noisy environments). Exercises should be done three times a day, with 5 repetitions of each. The exercises will be performed in three sessions per week with 60 minutes each session for eight weeks. The cawthorne Cooksey exercises includes the following: A: Eye and head movement B: Head and body movement, sitting down: C: Standing up exercises:
OTHER	Brandt Daroff exercises	brandt daroff exercises without cawthorne Cooksey exercises. To begin the Brandt-daroff exercise, the patient will sit and swivel the head 45 degrees to one side (left), then instantly lie down on the other shoulder (right). The patient should be instructed to maintain this posture for 30 seconds or until the vertigo subsides. The patient then gradually returns to the starting position, maintaining the left ear rotation until sat upright. Following the same 30 second time limits, the patient turns his head in the opposite way (right) and rests down on the opposite shoulder (left). These exercises will be instructed to perform at home for 3 sets (morning, afternoon and evening) with 5 repetitions approximately for 30 minutes in each session for five weeks

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-10-08
• Primary completion: 2024-12-15
• Completion: 2025-01-03
• First posted: 2024-10-15
• Last updated: 2024-10-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan