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Home-based Computer Gaming in Vestibular Rehabilitation

NCT01943955 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2013-09-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

It is hypothesized that a home-based computer gaming rehabilitation program will improve gaze control and balance impairments in those with peripheral vestibular disorders (PVD). Ten people with peripheral vestibular disorders were started on a treatment program that consisted of playing computer games and while performing various balance exercises. On a weekly basis, each participant was contacted by email or telephone and asked to submit their computer gaming data to a trained vestibular physical therapist. Following review of this data, the physical therapist would contact the participant and progress their computer gaming program appropriately. At the completion of twelve weeks of home treatment, the participants returned for re-assessment and it was determined that the computer gaming program was an effective treatment for those with PVD. It was also determined that a monitored telerehabilitation program was an efficient and effective delivery method for this treatment.

Conditions

  • Peripheral Vestibular Disorders
  • Vestibular Syndromes &/or Disorders (Labyrinthine)
  • Vestibular Neuronitis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

home-based computer gaming

A computer mouse mounted to a headband and placed on the participant's head is used to interact with the game cursor. In order to interact with/play the game the participant must visually focus on the moving target and perform unpredictable head movements. Balance exercises are incorporated progressively and simultaneously during computer gaming.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Manitoba

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tony Szturm, PhD · University of Manitoba

  • Karen M Reimer, MSc · University of Manitoba

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2013-06-30

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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