Evaluation of effects of sound stimulation on vestibular function

JRCT ID: jRCTs042220083

Registered date:26/10/2022

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: Vestibular dysfunction
• Date of first enrollment: 31/10/2022
• Target sample size: 140
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): 5 to 10 minutes of sound stimulation with an ear-mounted-type sound generator

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Verification of sound stimulation on the improvement of Romberg ratio
• Secondary Outcome: Verification of sound stimulation on the improved response of cVEMP and changes of subjective symptoms

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 16age old
• Age maximum: Not applicable
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

(1) Patient with suspected vestibular dysfunction
(2) Patients who are 16 years of age or older when obtaining consent.
(3) Patients who have received sufficient explanation of the contents of this research and have obtained their written consent.
(4) No restriction about past treatment for vestibular dysfunction

Exclude criteria

(1) Patients who cannot undergo sound stimulation or vestibular examinations.
(2) Patients who are under 16 years of age.
(3) Patients without sufficient judgment.
(4) Patients who need to consider the name of diseases.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Sone Michihiko