Status:
COMPLETED
"Can A Prescribed Walking Program With or Without Monitoring Impact Dizziness in the Older Adults?"
Lead Sponsor:
AdventHealth
Collaborating Sponsors:
Adventist University
Conditions:
Dizziness
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Dizziness is a common complaint reported by 30% of people above 65 years of age and by more than 50% of those 90 years of age and older.(1) Age-related decline in vestibular, musculoskeletal, and neur...
Detailed Description
Research Design 1. Experimental Design. To answer the first and second study objectives, a pragmatic, randomized, prospective, clinical study on 54 older adults with dizziness will be utilized. This ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 65 years or older referred for physical therapy evaluation for symptoms of dizziness, postural instability, or both
- Able to walk without the physical help of another person, with or with no assistive device
- Able to follow commands and execute the examination and intervention instructions in the English language
- Willing to participate in a phone interview four weeks after discharge
- Able to provide informed consent
Exclusion
- Unstable medical issues, such as unstable or uncontrolled cardiovascular conditions, elevated blood pressure (Systolic greater than or equal to 140mmHg and diastolic greater than or equal to 90mmHg), orthostatic hypotension (a fall in systolic blood pressure of at least 20mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of at least 10mmHg when a person stands from a sitting or lying down position), uncontrolled metabolic disease, as determined by the evaluating physical therapist, documented in the Functional Comorbidity Index, vital signs and assessment portion of the initial evaluation.
- History of falls from syncopal origin
- Dizziness of central origin, such as stroke, head injuries, MS or PD;
- Active BPPV (patients with positive dix hallpike and/or roll test)
- Inability to walk without physical assistance.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 18 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 5 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
17 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03403400
Start Date
July 18 2018
End Date
September 5 2019
Last Update
July 2 2020
Active Locations (2)
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1
Florida Hospital East Orlando
Orlando, Florida, United States, 32822
2
Florida Hospital Winter Park
Winter Park, Florida, United States, 32792