Activity and Participation in Vestibular Disorders

Description

This study will examine whether impairments and personal factors are associated with activity and participation in people with vestibulopathy. Data collection will occur prior to starting vestibular rehabilitation and after completing vestibular rehabilitation.

Conditions

Vestibular Disorder

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

This study will examine whether impairments and personal factors are associated with activity and participation in people with vestibulopathy. Data collection will occur prior to starting vestibular rehabilitation and after completing vestibular rehabilitation.

Impairments and Personal Factors Associated With Activity and Participation in Vestibular Rehabilitation

Activity and Participation in Vestibular Disorders

Condition
Vestibular Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Pittsburgh

UPMC-Rehab Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15206

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 1. Cognition \<18 on Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
  • * 2. Visual acuity worse than 20/40 with corrected lenses
  • * 3. Loss of protective distal sensation (defined as the inability to feel a 4.31 size monofilament on the plantar surface of the foot)
  • * 4. Inability to engage in community mobility

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 100 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Pittsburgh,

Brooke Klatt, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

2025-01-31