Effects of Gaze Stabilization Exercises on Dizziness, Balance and Quality of Life in Cervical Spondylosis Patients

March 31, 2023 updated by: Riphah International University

Effects of Gaze Stabilization Exercises on Dizziness, Balance and Quality of Life in Patients With Cervical Spondylosis.

To determine the effects of gaze stabilization exercises on dizziness, balance and quality of life in patients with cervical spondylosis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A randomized controlled trial will be performed in which total 32 patients with cervical spondylosis will be included. The data will be collected from Riphah rehabilitation centre Lahore and Ittefaq hospital Lahore. The duration of study will be ten months. Dizziness handicap inventory, Romberg test and Vestibular Disorders Activities of Daily Living Scale will be used as data collection tools.

Data collection will be started after taking informed consent from all patients.

Patients will be allocated to intervention groups by randomization. The patients in group A will be given gaze stabilization exercises and habituation exercises along with neck isometrics for 4 weeks. The patients in group B will be given neck isometrics for treatment of cervical spondylosis for 4 weeks. After data collection, analysis of pre and post values will be done by using SPSS 25.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

32

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
    • Fedral
      • Islamabad, Fedral, Pakistan, 44000
        • Riphah International University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

30 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pre diagnosed from orthopedic doctor with cervical spondylosis
  • Complaining of cervicogenic dizziness confirmed with positive results to the tests namely Romberg's test, dizziness handicap inventory

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with cervical radiculopathy
  • Any drug allergy and neurological deficits were excluded from the study.
  • Dizziness due to ear infection and due to BPPV

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: gaze stabilization exercises group
Experimental group will receive Vestibulo ocular reflex VOR / gaze stabilization exercise, Static neck exercise, and Habituation exercise. Neck isometric exercises like isometric flexion, extension, lateral bending will be performed.
Other: gaze stabilization exercises
patients will perform gaze stabilization exercise, Static neck exercise, and Habituation exercise. Neck isometric exercises like isometric flexion, extension, lateral bending will be performed.
Active Comparator: control group
Patients in Conventional group will get neck isometric exercises like isometric flexion, extension, lateral bending.
Other: neck isometrics
Patients in Conventional group will get neck isometric exercises like isometric flexion, extension, lateral bending.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Romberg Test
Time Frame: 9 months
The Romberg test is a test that measures your sense of balance.
9 months
Dizziness Handicap Inventory
Time Frame: 9 months
The DHI contains 25 items, and a total score (0-100 points) is obtained by summing ordinal scale responses, higher scores indicating more severe handicap. The scale was developed to capture various sub-domains of self- perceived handicap and comprises 7 physical, 9 functional, and 9 emotional questions. Item scores are summed. There is a maximum score of 100 (28 points for physical, 36 points for emotional and 36 points for functional) and a minimum score of 0. The higher the score, the greater the perceived handicap due to dizziness.
9 months
Vestibular Disorders Activities of Daily Living Scale
Time Frame: 9 months

The scale evaluates the effects of vertigo and balance disorders on independence in everyday activities of daily living. The tool is designed to be useful for evaluating functional limitation and perceived handicap and disability before and after therapeutic intervention. The scale evaluates the effects of vertigo and balance disorders on independence in everyday activities of daily living. The scale 28- item self-report questionnaire that is broken down into 3 subscales:

  1. Functional- evaluates the individual's perception of basic self-maintenance tasks
  2. Ambulatory-evaluates perception of mobility related tasks
  3. Instrumental-evaluates self-perception in higher-level, more socially complex tasks
9 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 15, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

February 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 23, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 23, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

January 31, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 3, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2023

Last Verified

March 1, 2023

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • REC/RCR & AHS/22/0218

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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