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Vestibular Therapy in Alzheimer's Disease

NCT03799991 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-01-12

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Summary

Nearly 2 out of 3 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) experience problems with balance and mobility, which places such patients at increased risk of falling. The vestibular (inner ear balance) system plays an important role in balance stability, and vestibular therapy (VT) is well-known to improve balance function in healthy older adults. In this study, the investigators will conduct a first-in-kind randomized clinical trial to evaluate whether vestibular therapy improves reduces falls in patients with AD, in whom this treatment has never been studied.

Conditions

  • Vestibular Diseases
  • Vestibular Disorder
  • Alzheimer Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Vestibular physical therapy

Vestibular therapy is a set of exercises delivered by a physical therapist involving head movements. The therapy is delivered over a course of 8 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Active control

Strength and flexibility exercises that do not involve head movements.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Yuri Agrawal, MD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-08-22
Primary Completion
2027-08-26
Completion
2027-08-26

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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