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Mobile application for rehabilitation from inner ear disorders causing dizziness

Effectiveness of a mobile application for vestibular rehabilitation in patients with vestibular disorders: a randomized clinical trial compares mobile application versus booklet based vestibular rehabilitation

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN41907183
Enrollment
84
Registered
2020-02-03
Start date
2018-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-02-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Disorders of vestibular function Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders of vestibular function

Interventions

This study compares mobile application versus booklet based vestibular rehabilitation for vestibulopathy. Control group: receive a booklet that explains Cawthorne-Cooksey (CC) exerci

Sponsors

Fundación para la Gestión de la Investigación Biomedica de Cádiz
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 years or older 2. Diagnosis of vestibular disease according to revised Society Barany criteria 3. Availability of Smarthphone or Tablet system android or ios 4. Sign informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Non-vestibular causes of dizziness 2. Medical contraindication for performing head movement exercises (such as diseases severe cervical) 3. Severe comorbidity (such as disabling neurological diseases)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Effect of dizziness on daily life measured by the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) at baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Dizziness measured using a single item measure of subjective improvement. This asks patients to indicate whether they had felt better, same or worse with regard to their dizziness symptoms than at baseline 2. Demographic characteristics, including age, sex ,clinical and topographic diagnosis

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026