Falls are a significant concern for older adults, particularly those with neurological, vestibular, cognitive and post-viral conditions, due to dizziness and imbalance. Conventional balance rehabilitation programmes, though effective, face challenges in adherence and accessibility....
This is a protocol paper; no results are yet available, so no change to vestibular or falls-prevention practice is warranted at this time.
A validated telerehabilitation decision support tool for vestibular patients could expand access to balance therapy and reduce costly fall-related injuries at scale.
- 01This is a multicentre clinical trial protocol, not a results paper.
- 02TeleRehaB DSS targets adults at risk of falls due to vestibular and related conditions.
- 03The trial assesses feasibility and acceptability, not yet efficacy or safety outcomes.
- 04Telerehabilitation models for vestibular conditions remain underexplored in robust trials.
- 05Economic decision support is also embedded in the system design, adding a health-economics dimension.
TeleRehaB DSS is designed to improve access to balance rehabilitation for adults with vestibular conditions.
press releaseunclear- PMID
- 42350021
- DOI
- 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108821.
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 1b
- Population
- Adults at risk of falls due to vestibular and related conditions across multiple centres
- Intervention
- TeleRehaB DSS telerehabilitation and economic decision support system
Primary outcomes
Feasibility of TeleRehaB DSS implementation; Acceptability among patients and clinicians