Mental imagery plus Cawthorne-Cooksey vestibular exercises for young adults with vestibular hypofunction

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized controlled trial will enroll about 44 young adults with unilateral vestibular hypofunction and randomly assign them to Cawthorne-Cooksey exercises alone or Cawthorne-Cooksey plus guided mental imagery. Primary outcomes include dizziness, vertigo, and balance measured by instruments such as the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS), and clinical balance tests. Interventions are delivered at clinical sites and supervised by physiotherapy staff, with change-from-baseline comparisons between groups. The aim is to determine whether adding mental imagery produces greater improvement in symptoms and function than exercises alone.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients with unilateral vestibular hypofunction
* Head thrust test positive
* Age group 20-40
* DHI score 16 above
* VSS score 11-30

Exclusion Criteria:

* With any other associated neurological disorder that effect vestibular rehabilitation
* Having bilateral vestibular hypofunction
* Patients having any other associated disease that affects balance or cause vertigo other that vestibular

Where it's running

• Alnasir Hospital Gujar Khan
  Gujar Khān, Punjab Province, Pakistan Recruiting
• Riphah International University
  Islamabad, Pakistan Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Nadia azhar, MS — Riphah International University
• Study coordinator: Nadia Azhar, MSNMPT
• Email: Nadia.azhar@riphah.edu.pk
• Phone: 00923335281431

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.