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Supervised multicomponent exercise as an adjuvant program for people with unilateral and/or bilateral chronic
Maitane Ruiz-Rios1,2, Asier Lekue3, Jon Pinedo-López4
1GIzartea, Kirola eta Ariketa Fisikoa Ikerkuntza Taldea (GIKAFIT), Society, Sports, and Exercise Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Education and Sport-Physical Activity and Sport Sciences Section, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba/Álava, Basque Country, Spain.
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
|October 23, 2023
Summary
This study investigates if multicomponent exercise improves outcomes for individuals with unilateral or bilateral peripheral vestibular hypofunction (UVH/BVH). Results will clarify the benefits of this exercise program for vestibular disorder patients.
Area of Science:
- Vestibular Rehabilitation
- Exercise Physiology
- Clinical Neurology
Background:
- Unilateral and bilateral peripheral vestibular hypofunction (UVH/BVH) cause significant dizziness, gaze instability, and balance issues.
- Evidence for exercise interventions in UVH/BVH patients is limited.
- Current vestibular rehabilitation often involves home-based conventional exercises.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the efficacy of a supervised, eight-week multicomponent exercise program for UVH/BVH patients.
- To compare the effects of this program against conventional home-based vestibular rehabilitation.
- To determine if adjuvant multicomponent exercise improves prognosis in UVH/BVH.
Main Methods:
- A randomized, controlled, single-blinded study involving 66 adults with chronic UVH or BVH.
- Participants were assigned to either a multicomponent exercise group or a control group.
- Assessments included balance (dynamic posturography, gait index), fitness, body composition, activity, sleep, quality of life, and emotional state at baseline, 2 months, and 6 months.
Main Results:
- Primary outcome: balance measured by Dynamic Posturography Sensory Organization Test and Modified Dynamic Gait Index.
- Secondary outcomes: cardiorespiratory fitness, body composition, physical activity, sleep quality, quality of life, depression, anxiety, and blood pressure.
- Longitudinal data collection over 8 weeks with a 6-month follow-up.
Conclusions:
- The study aims to provide evidence on the effectiveness of multicomponent exercise as an adjunct therapy for UVH/BVH.
- Findings will inform clinical practice regarding exercise interventions for vestibular disorders.
- This research addresses a gap in the evidence for managing chronic UVH/BVH symptoms.
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