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Trial reportBrazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology

Effectiveness of conventional versus virtual reality-based vestibular rehabilitation exercises in elderly patients with dizziness: a randomized controlled study with 6-month follow-up.

Tuba Kanyılmaz, Oya Topuz, Fazıl Necdet Ardıç, Hakan Alkan, Saadet Nur Sena Öztekin, Bülent Topuz, Füsun Ardıç

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06515873 (Evaluating the Acceptability of Virtual Reality Headsets During Surgery Under Spinal Anesthesia in Elderly Patients. Seniors' Intraoperative Management Under Locoregional Anesthesia Integrating Virtual Reality), which is not on this map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
2.5field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06515873 naunknown statusnot on this map

Evaluating the Acceptability of Virtual Reality Headsets During Surgery Under Spinal Anesthesia in Elderly Patients. Seniors' Intraoperative Management Under Locoregional Anesthesia Integrating Virtual Reality (SILVR)

TypeinterventionalSponsorCiusss de L'Est de l'Île de MontréalRan2024 to 2025Enrolled55ConditionsVirtual Reality, Spinal AnesthesiaArmsVirtual Reality Headset
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tuba KanyılmazPamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Denizli, Turkey.
Oya TopuzPamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Denizli, Turkey.
Fazıl Necdet ArdıçPamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Denizli, Turkey.
Hakan AlkanPamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Denizli, Turkey. Electronic address: alkangsc@yahoo.com.
Saadet Nur Sena ÖztekinPamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Denizli, Turkey.
Bülent TopuzPamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Denizli, Turkey.
Füsun ArdıçPamukkale University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Denizli, Turkey.
Pamukkale University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo investigate the effect of vestibular rehabilitation exercises supported with virtual reality containing real-life environments on dizziness, static and dynamic balance, functional mobility, fear of falling, anxiety, and depression in elderly patients with dizziness.

methodsIn this prospective randomized controlled study, 32-patients aged 65-years and older who applied to the otorhinolaryngology clinic with dizziness complaint randomly assigned to 2 groups. In Group 1 (n=16), vestibular rehabilitation program, supported with virtual reality, and in Group 2 (n=16), conventional vestibular rehabilitation program was applied 30-min a day, 5 sessions per week, 15 sessions in total for 3 weeks. Subjects were evaluated with The Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS), Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), Berg Balance Test (BBT) and Timed Up & Go Test (TUG), Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), Postural Stability Test (PST), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAS) at baseline, at the end of the treatment and 6-months after the treatment.

resultsStatistically significant improvements were seen in the DHI emotional subscale and TUG in Group 1 compared to Group 2 at the end of the treatment in elderly with dizziness (p<0.05). Also, there were significant improvements in the VSS, all DHI subgroups, and total scores, BBT, HAS in Group 1 compared to Group 2 at the 6-months after the treatment (p<0.05).

conclusionThe application of vestibular rehabilitation in a virtual reality environment can lead to additional improvements especially in dizziness symptoms, disability, balance, and mobility in the elderly with chronic dizziness.

Indexed as

Vestibular DiseasesVirtual RealityAgedDizzinessExercise TherapyFearFollow-Up StudiesHumansPostural BalanceProspective StudiesVertigoDizzinessElderlyVestibular rehabilitationVirtual reality

Identifiers

PMID34799265
PMCPMC9760985
OpenAlexW3208678097

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