Vertigo, Vestibular Diseases
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of these studies is to determine whether vestibular disorders could affect visuo-spatial cognition. Visuo-spatial cognition will be evaluated using a new questionnaire and a new computerized test using a digital tablet in different studies.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCognitive and neuropsychological assesment
Sponsors
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
2 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
For participants of the questionnaire study : Participants with vertigo complaints versus participants without vertigo complaints. For patients of the behavioural study : Inclusion Criteria: * Vestibular disorder (with or without vertigo) * Deafness / hard of hearing
Exclusion criteria
* Neurological or psychiatric conditions * Cochlear Implant (for functional magnetic resonance imaging study)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Vestibular questionnaire (Newly developed to evaluate cognitive abilities) | Within one week after recruitment | Participants will be recruited and tested within one week of recruitment. Testing will be online and will take around 20 minutes on average. The new questionnaire will evaluate demographic questions, and different cognition abilities using a likert-scale. |
| Standard computerized cognitive assessment (For example : Test of attentional performance, digit span, visuo-spatial span, line bisection task,...) | Within one week after recruitment | Participants will be recruited and tested within one week of recruitment. Testing will be at the hospital and will take 2 hours maximum. Standard computerized cognitive assessment will be used such as the Test of attentional performance (TAP2.2), digit span, visuo-spatial span, line bisection task, etc. Reaction times, errors and omissions will be recorded. |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed