Normal vestibular and balance measurements for Danish children aged 6 months to 10 years

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 age-based cohort study will recruit children without known hearing or balance problems from local nurseries, kindergartens, and schools and bring them to Gødstrup Regional Hospital for testing. Each child will complete a brief questionnaire, hearing screening, video Head Impulse Test (v-HIT), cervical and ocular VEMP (cVEMP and oVEMP), and computerized dynamic posturography to measure vestibular and postural function. The protocol uses tests chosen for feasibility and validity in children to generate normative data across age groups. Having robust norms will allow clinicians to compare patient results against typical ranges for Danish children.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Children in the age of 6 months -10 years
* Normal hearing
* No history of dizziness or balance problems
* Written informed consent from the parents.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Premature birth
* Existing or previous inner ear disease(s) or previous inner ear surgery
* Cholesteatoma or previous middle ear surgery
* Known or previous vestibular disorder (Vestibular schwannoma, Mb Meniere, vestibular neuritis or other known)
* Delayed gross motor development evaluated through milestones.
* Visual impairment to such a degree that the child is not able to maintain fixation on a dot one meter away.
* Congenital nystagmus
* Compromised eye muscle mobility
* A diagnose of any neurological disease.
* A diagnose of any psychiatric disease.
* VEMP-electrode allergy
* History of symptomatic head or neck trauma
* Prescription of medicine which alters vestibular outputs (for instance sedative antihistamines)

Where it's running

• Gødstrup Regional Hospital
  Herning, Denmark Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Signe F Bønløkke, PhD student
• Email: siband@rm.dk
• Phone: +4541405064

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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.