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Evaluating Pre-Treatment Vestibular Physical Therapy Rehab for Patients With Vestibular Schwannomas
Led by Medical College of Wisconsin · Updated on 2026-03-24
36
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
201 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The study is a pilot efficacy study. The investigators aim to estimate mean baseline and post-treatment balance scores among Vestibular Schwannomas (VS) patients undergoing pretreatment rehab (PREHAB) or no PREHAB when managed with either surgery or radiosurgery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evaluating Pre-Treatment Vestibular Physical Therapy Rehab for Patients With Vestibular Schwannomas
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Signed and dated informed consent form
- Male or female aged 18 years or older
- Initial diagnosis of Vestibular Schwannoma confirmed by internal auditory canal MRI
- Tumor size of 2.5 cm or smaller planned for surgery or stereotactic radiosurgery
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status less than 2
- Normal laboratory values within 14 days before study registration as deemed safe by investigator
- Willingness to follow study protocol and complete self-reported questionnaires
- For females of reproductive potential: negative pregnancy test within 7 days before enrollment and agreement to use effective contraception during study and for 24 weeks after radiosurgery
You will not qualify if you...
- Younger than 18 years
- Prior treatment for Vestibular Schwannoma including surgery, radiotherapy, or planned salvage procedures
- Existing secondary vestibular diagnoses such as Meniere's disease, intractable BPPV, vestibular migraine, or 3PD
- Medical conditions that significantly impair balance or vestibular function testing, like prior stroke or uncorrected visual impairment
- Planned radiation other than stereotactic radiosurgery
- Inability to safely undergo MRI scans
- Allergy to Gadolinium contrast used in MRI
- Pregnant women or those unwilling to use effective contraception during and 24 weeks after study treatment if of childbearing potential
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Froedtert Hospital and the Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
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Research Team
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Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
4
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