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Reducing Rate of Falls in Older People by Means of Vestibular Rehabilitation: Preliminary Study

NCT03317353 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 139

Last updated 2017-10-24

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Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation to improve the balance in older people and reduce the number of falls, comparing three arms with different vestibular rehabilitation strategies (dynamic posturography exercises, optokinetic stimuli and exercises at home) and a control group.

Conditions

  • Dizziness Chronic
  • Fall
  • Elderly

Interventions

DEVICE

Vestibular rehabil.: CDP

Vestibular rehabilitation, ten sessions

DEVICE

Vestibular rehabil.: optokinetic stimuli

Vestibular rehabilitation, ten sessions

OTHER

Vestibular rehabil.: home exercises

Exercises performed twice a day for two weeks. Approximate duration of each session: 15 minutes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • European Regional Development Fund

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andrés Soto-Varela, PhD · Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-01
Primary Completion
2014-12-17
Completion
2015-12-17

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