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Vestibular Rehabilitation App for Adults With Dizziness Related to mTBI
Led by Mountain Home Research & Education Corporation · Updated on 2025-12-17
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Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
93 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
M
Mountain Home Research & Education Corporation
Lead Sponsor
C
Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare outcomes for standard vestibular rehabilitation home program to a digital vestibular rehabilitation home program in adults with dizziness related to mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The main question is whether participants who use the digital format of vestibular rehabilitation improve to a greater extent at discharge than those who use the standard format. Participants will undergo a customized vestibular rehabilitation home exercise program per standard of care, consisting of gaze stabilization, habituation, balance and gait exercises, and endurance training under the supervision of a physical therapist. Participants will complete the gaze stabilization and habituation exercises 2-3 times per day and the balance and gait exercises 1 time per day for 4 weeks. Participants will be tested before and after the 4-week intervention. At the initial session, the researcher will perform standard clinical tests of the inner ear balance system. Also at the initial session, the researcher will perform standard clinical tests of balance and walking and questionnaires about the impact of dizziness on daily activities. At the final session, the researcher will repeat the tests of balance and walking and questionnaires. Three months after completing the intervention participants will complete an online questionnaire about the impact of dizziness on daily activities.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Vestibular Rehabilitation App for Adults With Dizziness Related to mTBI
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- At least 18 years of age
- Diagnosis of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)
- Documented dizziness with a total Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) score of 16 or higher and/or imbalance with a total functional gait assessment score less than 23/30 or below age-referenced norms
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease or neuropathy
- Moderate to severe cognitive impairment with a Montreal Cognitive Assessment score below 23/30
- Significant orthopedic issues affecting mobility or ability to perform gaze stabilization exercises, including significant cervical dysfunction or pain
- Vision impairment with best-corrected visual acuity worse than 20/40 in the better eye
- Severe depression or anxiety with a score of 9 or higher on the 4-item Patient Health Questionnaire
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
James A Haley VA Hospital
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
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2
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
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3
James H Quillen VAMC
Mountain Home, Tennessee, United States, 37684
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Research Team
C
Courtney Hall
CONTACT
S
Stephanie Panoncillo
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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