Exercise to Improve Balance in Older Adults With Hearing Impairment - a Proof-of-concept Study
Balance and Mobility in Older Adults With Hearing Impairment
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
Study design:
This is an experimental (exercise) study with follow-ups three and twelve months after exercise completion.
Participants:
Participants will be recruited from two instances:
- "Praksisnett", which is a collaboration between GPs and researchers in Bergen, Norway, where GPs recruit potential participants to research projects.
- The Ear, Nose, Throat department at Haukeland University Hospital (Bergen), who provide service to older adults with hearing impairment. The aim is to include 60 patients into three intervention arms: i) virtual reality exercises, ii) vestibular rehabilitation exercises and usual care
Intervention arms:
- Virtual reality exercises: Participants will exercise in virtual environments twice weekly. The choice of environments/tasks will be individualized, and progress from sitting/standing exercises, to doing exercises while walking on a treadmill. The aim is to perform cognitive and motor tasks simultanously.
- Vestibular rehabilitation exercises: This is an exercise approach that has been used in clinical groups, such as patients with vestibular disorders and traumatic brain injury. The aim is to perform movements/exercises where the participant is exposed gradually to movements that may be provocative for the vestibular system.
The exercises will be done in a movement lab at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. Participants will be randomised to either of the three intervention arms using a computerized procedure. Neither participants, testers or deliverers of the intervention will be blinded. Testers and intervention deliverers will be physiotherapists, students enrolled in a master program in clinical physiotherapy and bachelor students in physiotherapy.
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Forventet)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Hearing threshold above 30 dB
Exclusion Criteria:
- Inability to give informed consent,
- Inability to speak Scandinavian languages or English
- Diseases with severe motor impairments (such as mb Parkinsons)
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Andet
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Ingen (Åben etiket)
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Eksperimentel: Virtual reality exercise
20 participants will be randomised to this arm
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Participants will do exercises in a virtual environment, solving tasks that require cognitive efforts and motor/balance efforts.
The virtual environment/tasks will be delivered through a head-mounted display ("goggles").
Difficulty will progress from standing/sitting, to walking on a treadmill.
The environments that will be used will be both over-the-counter environments, as well as in-house designed environments.
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Eksperimentel: Vestibular rehabilitation exercise
20 participants will be randomised to this arm
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Vestibular rehabilitation exercises focus on head and eyes movements, as well as whole-body movements.
The aim is to facilitate the use of other sensory organs than the vestibular organs, which will also be relevant to persons who are not receiving sufficient sensory information from the auditory system.
The exercises will progress as tolerated, under careful supervision of trained therapists.
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Andet: Control
20 participants will be randomised to this arm
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Participants will not be randomised to either of the exercise interventions, but will be adviced to stay active
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Short physical performance battery
Tidsramme: Measured as change from baseline/before intervention, to after intervention (six weeks after baseline), to three months after intervention and to 12 months after intervention
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Test of balance and mobility, with three tasks (walking, standing balance, sit-to-stand), scores from 0-12.
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Measured as change from baseline/before intervention, to after intervention (six weeks after baseline), to three months after intervention and to 12 months after intervention
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Standing balance - posturography
Tidsramme: Measured as change from baseline/before intervention, to after intervention (six weeks after baseline), to three months after intervention and to 12 months after intervention
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Body sway measured on a balance platform, with eyes open/closed and on a firm/compliant surface
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Measured as change from baseline/before intervention, to after intervention (six weeks after baseline), to three months after intervention and to 12 months after intervention
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Walking balance
Tidsramme: Measured as change from baseline/before intervention, to after intervention (six weeks after baseline), to three months after intervention and to 12 months after intervention
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Participants will walk across an electronic walkway that registers steps, for analysis of gait steadiness
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Measured as change from baseline/before intervention, to after intervention (six weeks after baseline), to three months after intervention and to 12 months after intervention
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The World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS)
Tidsramme: Measured as change from baseline/before intervention, to after intervention (six weeks after baseline), to three months after intervention and to 12 months after intervention
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Questionnaire that registers disability across several domains.
Possible score range is 0-144, where lower values indicate less disability
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Measured as change from baseline/before intervention, to after intervention (six weeks after baseline), to three months after intervention and to 12 months after intervention
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Andre resultatmål
Andre resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Activity monitoring
Tidsramme: Measured as change from baseline/before intervention to after intervention (6 weeks after baseline)
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Participants will wear sensors over 4 days, registering activity in their own environments
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Measured as change from baseline/before intervention to after intervention (6 weeks after baseline)
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Dizziness Handicap Inventory
Tidsramme: Measured at baseline/before intervention and after intervention (6 weeks after baseline)
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25 item-questionnaire that registers limitations due to dizziness.
Possible scores range from 0-100, and higher scores indicate more dizziness-related handicap.
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Measured at baseline/before intervention and after intervention (6 weeks after baseline)
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Samarbejdspartnere
Samarbejdspartnere
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart (Forventet)
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Forventet)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Forventet)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Faktiske)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
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Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 2019/FO243016
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