Randomized Controlled Trial for Vestibular Treatment in Concussion
Vestibular Disorder, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Vestibular Disorder focused on measuring mild traumatic brain injury, vestibular impairment, vestibular rehabilitation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18-50 years of age
- Normal/corrected vision
- Diagnosed with sport-related mTBI/concussion in the past 8 days-1 year with clear mechanism of injury
- Glasgow coma scale (GCS) of 13 or greater
- Reported signs of mTBI including: loss of consciousness, amnesia, disorientation, confusion, dizziness, imbalance, memory problems, vomiting
- mTBI-related vestibular symptoms (dizziness, vertigo, motion intolerance) and/or impairments (gaze stabilization, standing balance, functional gait) per a comprehensive assessment, clinical exam, and interview
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of vestibular disorder prior to current mTBI (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, unilateral or bilateral vestibular hypofunction)
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) resulting from vestibular hypofunction
- Dizziness symptoms that only result from exercise
- History of neurological disorder
- <1 month or >6 months following current mTBI
- Currently pregnant or become pregnant during study
- Currently involved in litigation associated with current or previous mTBI Note: history of motion sickness/sensitivity will NOT be excluded. We will adjust for any imbalance in groups on this factor by covariate analysis
Sites / Locations
- Warrior Recovery CenterRecruiting
- Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune - Intrepid Spirit Concussion Recovery CenterRecruiting
- UPMC/Univ of Pgh Sports Medicine Concussion Research ProgramRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Low Intensity/Low Frequency
Low Intensity/ High Frequency
High Intensity/Low Frequency
High Intensity/High Frequency
Participants will be assigned T-REV with low intensity (30% of perceived effort) and low frequency (exercises performed 1x/day)
Participants will be assigned T-REV with low intensity (30% of perceived effort) and high frequency (exercises performed 2x/day)
Participants will be assigned T-REV with high intensity (70% of perceived effort) and low frequency (exercises performed 1x/day)
Participants will be assigned T-REV with high intensity (70% of perceived effort) and high frequency (exercises performed 2x/day)