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National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) |
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Information provided by: | National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00032383 |
The purpose of this study is to determine the relative merits of vestibular rehabilitation and Tai Chi for patients with inner ear (vestibular) disorders.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Vestibular Neuronitis Vestibulopathy |
Behavioral: Tai Chi |
Phase I Phase II |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment |
Official Title: | Complementary/Alternative Medicine for Vestibulopathy |
Estimated Enrollment: | 60 |
Study Start Date: | April 2001 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | April 2003 |
It is proposed a randomized, blinded, controlled trial comparing vestibular rehabilitation (VR) to Tai Chi (TC). Our overall goal is to explore whether, and if so, how TC can improve functional, dynamic stability in persons with vestibulopathy (VSP). It is hypothesized that the TC group will demonstrate significantly greater improvement in performing functional activities than the VR group.
Sixty subjects will be randomly assigned into either TC instruction or VR. Both treatment groups will receive identical duration treatment once a week for 10 weeks, with supplemental home exercises. It is hypothesized that 1) TC improves whole-body dynamic locomotor stability more than does VR; 2) TC improves gait coordination during planned and unplanned obstacle encounters more than does VR; 3) TC improves whole-body speed related movement control more than does VR.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Main inclusion criteria:
Main exclusion criteria:
Study ID Numbers: | R21 AT000553-01 |
Study First Received: | March 20, 2002 |
Last Updated: | January 19, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00032383 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Rehabilitation Tai Chi |
Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Vestibular Neuronitis |
Retrocochlear Diseases Congenital Abnormalities Ear Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Cranial Nerve Diseases |